Pennsylvania Selects New Early Learning Regional Centers To Support Child Care Services

On April 24, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that its Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) selected 16 regional Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs) that will support child care services. Beginning July 1, 2018, the ELRCs will provide a single point-of-contact for families, early learning service provider organizations, and communities to help each user gain information and access services that support high-quality child care and early learning programs. The ELRCs will administer over $680 million in child care subsidy and supports through the federal Child Care and Development and Block Grant . . .