Improved Career Pathway Appeals Process

To increase efficiency, all Career Pathway Update and Appeal requests will be processed through the PA PD Registry Ticketing System. Moving forward, if you have an Update or Appeal request, please send your request to registry@pakeys.org. From there, the Career Pathway team will correspond with you to complete your request.

2025 Child Care Market Rate Survey

The Market Rate Survey assists OCDEL in setting child care subsidy payment rates that are reflective of the private pay market. Even if your program does not accept subsidies, your information is still important, providing a more accurate picture of child care tuition rates across the state.

New HACC CDA Opportunity

Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) has added a virtual CDA course beginning October 27, 2025 through May 18, 2026. Registration is currently open.

School-Age Care Professional Development - Fall 2025

The Pennsylvania Key is offering FREE professional development dedicated to school-age professionals throughout Fall 2025.

Eryn Panko, Health & Safety Coach



Eryn comes from a background in health education, where she has worked in both inpatient settings and out in the community. Her focus has always been on prevention - things like nutrition, physical activity, and mental well-being. Eryn is really passionate about helping people build healthier habits and creating environments that make it easier to live well.

Eryn is excited to join CCC and is looking forward to working with our regions to support a culture of health and safety!

"The greatest wealth is health."

-Virgil