This is the Final Release of ECE Recap

As a reminder, this is the final release of the weekly ECE Recap. The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has determined there is no longer a need to distribute the ECE Recap. The ECE Recap was developed during the pandemic to ensure providers and partners with a recap of the important email correspondence from OCDEL from the previous week.

OCDEL has been intentional around how often critical messages are being sent which has made the distribution of the ECE Recap unnecessary.

OCDEL will continue to send important information via the Early Education News (monthly edition and Special Announcements) and the Certification News. Please sign up for both and other newsletters on the Pennsylvania Key website here.  

Deadline Extended: Child Care Providers to Order Two Free Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Certified child care providers have until the extended deadline of Aug. 31, 2023, to order one or two Carbon Monoxide Detectors. 

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is making these detectors available to certified child care providers, but the ordering and placement of detectors is not a regulatory requirement. Certified child care providers should have received an email from School Health on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, with directions. See the original release for more details. 

Renewing Medicaid and CHIP Coverage

Pennsylvanians throughout the state may get information in the mail about renewing their Medicaid or CHIP coverage. If they and/or their children get health coverage through the state, they must complete a renewal every year. If this renewal is not completed, they and/or their children could lose Medicaid or CHIP coverage.

When this packet arrives, they must complete and return it by the date printed on the packet. They can send it in by mail or deliver it in-person at any local County Assistance Office. They can also complete the renewal by phone at 1-866-550-4355 or online at dhs.pa.gov/COMPASS.

To help spread the word to the families you serve, check out DHS’ Communications Toolkit (pa.gov) for print material, social media posts, and newsletter blurbs.