OCDEL ECE Recap - March 6, 2023

Welcome to the ECE Recap where you can find the most recent and important information from the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).

OCDEL-Approved Listings of Curricula & Developmental Assessment Tools

Highlights of the listings include:

• Two new approved curricula for Infant/Toddlers
• One new approved curriculum for PreK
• Two previously-approved assessments for Infant/Toddlers will become inactive

Changes are effective July 1, 2023.

Teacher Boot Camp - Spring Series

This 5-week series is designed as a hybrid model to accommodate teachers' time out of the classroom, with some sessions live and others recorded. The FREE Community of Practice is great for new or beginning teachers.

**Limited to providers in ELRCs 8, 9, & 10 only.**

Registration closes Friday, March 10, 2023!

CACFP Week: March 12 - 18, 2023

CACFP Week is a national educational and information campaign sponsored annually by the National CACFP Sponsors Association designed to raise awareness of how the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program works to combat hunger. The CACFP brings healthy foods to tables across the country for children in child care centers, homes and afterschool, as well as for adults in day care.

‎Teaching With The Body In Mind: Hanging Out on Apple Podcasts

Is "hanging out" - a social act of "being with" with no agenda, a relaxed feeling, open and freeform - worthwhile in the classroom? You don't have to set your plans aside to allow for moments to hang out, you can make space for both.