We're More than Halfway There--Submit Your MRS Today!

With 54 percent of Pennsylvania's certified child care and after school programs who have responded to OCDEL's 2022 Market Rate Survey (MRS), we're more than half way there to ensuring OCDEL has important information that can impact future child care related programming and policy decisions, ​including Child Care Works rate setting. Haven't submitted your programs information?

You still have time to send your survey by the Oct. 11, 2022, deadline.

Do you have questions about the 2022 Child Care Market Rate Survey, didn't receive one, or need help submitting the survey? Contact the Institute of State and Regional Affairs at ChildCareResearch@psu.edu or leave a toll-free voicemail at (866) 982-6433. Learn more.

Early Learning Materials Still Available 

There are still several different types of family-friendly early learning materials available at no cost for Pennsylvania early learning programs (including Early Intervention and evidence-based home visiting programs), kindergarten classrooms, afterschool programs, and other programs who reach families with young children (like pediatricians and dentists!). 

These materials contain activities to do with a young child to help them learn. All of the activities align with the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards. Click here to request materials to distribute to families with young children.

How to Vote by Mail Ballot

Pennsylvania voters have been able to vote by mail-in ballot since the 2020 primary, and more than 5.3 million secure votes have been cast that way since then. Check out this walk through for how to vote by mail.

Not yet registered to vote? There's still time and it's easy to register. Visit vote.pa.gov to learn more. 

Are you ready to make the 2022 election the child care election?

Child Care Voters are those who care about access to quality child care for Pennsylvania families and kids. How do you know you’re a Child Care Voter?

• You depend on child care to support your family.
• You care about access to high quality pre-k.
• You want to invest and expand access to infant and toddler care.
• You believe that when we support working families and invest in quality child care, all of Pennsylvania benefits.
• You get it. Child care can change outcomes for a family.

To better understand who will be the child care champions, join one of the series of Candidate Conversations where you can hear directly from the candidates on important child care issues. Register to join in person or via zoom in upcoming candidate conversations from the Children First (formerly PCCY).