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COVID-19 Operations for Licensed Child Care
The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has released the Announcement C-20-08 COVID-19 Operations for Licensed Child Care. This Announcement provides clarification regarding health and safety compliance during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to licensed child care providers and child care certification representatives employed by the Department of Human Services (DHS) who conduct monitoring visits and complaint investigations.
As child care programs have continued to operate or are planning to reopen, OCDEL has received requests for clarification regarding the expectations for compliance with the CDC guidelines. This Announcement serves to further clarify OCDEL’s expectations for compliance with the CDC guidelines, compliance with applicable regulations and Executive Orders issued by the Governor or Secretary of Department of Health.
Effective July 17, 2020, child care certification representatives will cite child care programs operating out of compliance with the previously described Critical Elements derived from CDC guidance. The citations for items 1-4 within the Announcement will be issued under 3270.21, 3280.20, and 3290.18, all pertaining to “general health and safety.” Child care programs failing to comply with acceptable plans of correction, may be subject to further action that impacts the child care programs’ Certificate of Compliance, ability to continue to operate, and eligibility for distributions of supplemental financial supports.
