Certification Announcements
Department of Health (DOH) Early ChildhoodEducation COVID-19 Reporting Options — February 3, 2022
Addition of COVID-19 to List of Reportable Communicable Diseases — December 20, 2021
Special Announcement on Masking Guidance: A Message from Acting Secretary Meg Snead — December 10, 2021
Accouncement C-21-10: Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development and Bureau of Certification — December 10, 2021
Announcement C-21-09: Reinstating and Extension of Child Care Certification Regulation Suspensions Due at Act 73 — December 7, 2021; Sunset: October 31, 2022
Announcement C-21-08: Compliance with Acting Secretary of Health's Face Covering Order — Obsolete: December 10, 2021
Announcement C-21-07: COVID-19 Policy Updates — Obsolete: December 10, 2021
Announcement C-20-04: Suspension of Regulatory Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Sunset: Sept. 30, 2021
Announcement C-21-05: Obsolete Certification Announcements for Certified Child Care Providers — Sunset: September 30, 2021
Frequently Asked Questions: Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) and COVID-19 Vaccinations — Sunset: Jan. 6, 2021
Announcement C-20-13: Reopening of Certified Child Care Facilities Temporarily or Permanently Closed Due to COVID-19 — Sunset: Sept. 30, 2021
Announcement C-20-11: Non-Licensed Part-Day School Age Child Care (SACC) Program or Learning Pod Notification of Operation — Sunset: Aug. 31, 2021
Announcement C-20-09: Emergency Temporary Relocation of Facility due to the Governor Issuing a Declaration of Disaster — Specific to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) — Sunset: Sept. 30, 202
ELRC Announcements
ELRC Policy Announcement 21 #06: Restoring Child Care Works Invoicing, Attendance, and Payment Policies — Sunset: Sept. 30, 2021
Announcement ELRC 21 #05: Keystone STARS During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) — Sunset: July 1, 2022
Announcement 20-18: Keystone STARS Designation Maintenance for Facilities Temporarily Closed Due to COVID-19 — Sunset: Sept. 30, 2021
Announcement 20-17: Child Care Works Payment During the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency — Sunset: Sept. 30, 2021
Announcement 20-15: Changes to Policy Regarding Parents/Caretakers Caring for Their Own Children in a Child Care Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Sunset: Sept. 30, 2021
ELRC 20-#14: Keystone STARS Designation Process for FY 2020-2021 — September 1, 2020 — Obsolete: May 16, 2022
ELRC 20-#13: Updates to the Child Care Works School-Age Blended Rate Payment Policy for the 2020-21 School Year — Sunset: July 1, 2021
• Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF)
• Office of Developmental Programs (ODP)
• Office of Income Maintenance (OIM)
• Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL)
• Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP)
• Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service (OMHSAS)