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Certification Regulations Training Video for Child Care Providers 
The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) created the Certification Regulations Training Video for Child Care Providers to support child care programs understand the Child Care Facility Regulations. The training is publicly available on YouTube.
The Child Care Facility Regulations were approved by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) on Oct. 15, 2020. The measurement of compliance with the new regulations will begin Dec. 13, 2020.  The Act of July 14, 2020 (P.L. 639, No. 62) relating to fire safety requirements, which are included in the Child Care Facility Regulatory amendments, was approved on July 14, 2020, and measurement of compliance began Nov. 11, 2020. Over the past two years, OCDEL has released these changes as policy updates to align with the amended facility regulations. Programs who have been implementing these OCDEL policies will not experience any changes and should have limited updates to operations.

To support implementation and answer providers’ questions, OCDEL has scheduled Live Training and Q&A Sessions.  

Regional Certification Staff will be offering additional, virtual Q&A sessions with providers over the next few weeks. Regional Certification Offices will also be offering Office Hours throughout December to connect and answer providers’ ongoing questions.

Check the map to see in which region your early childhood education program is located.
The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning supports families 
and their children, from prenatal through school age, by using data, research and 
stakeholder guidance to assure high quality services.