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	Regional Keys (hover mouse over region for contact information) Central Central Regional Key 2138 Lincoln Street Williamsport, PA 17701 Ph: 800-346-3020 Fax: 570-323-7510 John LaRose, Director Northeast Northeast Regional Key 1520 Hanover Avenue Allentown, PA 18109 Ph: 800-528-7222 Fax: 610-437-6500 Raine Neal, Director Northwest Northwest Regional Key 3823 West 12th Street Erie, PA 16505 Ph: 800-860-2281 Fax: 814-836-9615 Elana Shively, Director PA Key Pennsylvania Key 301 Market Street, 8th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101 Ph: 800-284-6031 Fax: 717-213-0585 Gail Nourse, Director South Central South Central Regional Key 13 West Market Street York, PA 17401 Ph: 800-864-4925 Fax: 717-843-4158 Maureen Murphy, Director Southeast Southeast Regional Key 1500 S. Columbus Blvd, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19147 Ph: 877-660-2273 Fax: 215-271-1607 Debra Lawrence, Director Southwest Southwest Regional Key 305 Wood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Ph: 877-349-4850 Fax: 412-255-1178 Nedra Perkins, Director

 

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Certification

Certification is the first step to Keystone STARS. 

Apply to be a certified or registered day care by contacting your regional center of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. 

Central Region	Northeast Region
Central Regional Office of Child Development  Hillcrest Building, DPW Complex #2  P.O. Box 2675  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105  (717) 772-7078  (800) 222-2117	Northeast Regional Office of Child Development 100 Lackawanna Avenue 339 Scranton State Office Building Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503 (570) 963-4371 (800) 222-2108
Southeast Region	Western Region
Southeast Regional Office of Child Development 1400 Spring Garden Avenue  502 State Office Building  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130  (215) 560-2541  (800) 346-2929	Western Regional Office of Child Development 300 Liberty Avenue 701 State Office Building Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 (412) 565-5183 (800) 222-2149

Questions about the new Child Care Certification Regulations?

The Bureau of Certification Services maintains a website where the latest news, documents to help facilities understand changes to the regulations as well as important information and resources needed to comply with these new regulations at the following address: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/PartnersProviders/ChildCareEarlyEd/  

One of the most frequently asked question is about the Child Services Report Form. The Bureau of Certification issued an announcement relating to the child service report.  It is available on the DPW website listed above. Click on C-08 #06 Approved Child Service Report Form.  Please open the announcement and refer to the section regarding the acceptable forms that may be used to meet this requirement - see "A. Approved Forms" under the "Discussion" heading. 

For further information, check the DPW website: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us 

On May 24, 2008, the Department of Public Welfare published amendments to the regulations for child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes. The regulatory amendments were effective on September 22, 2008. Click here to view the document.

From August through October, staff from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning conducted information sessions for child care providers to discuss the regulation amendments. At each of the sessions, OCDEL staff recorded questions from providers. We gathered those questions and additional questions received from other sources into this document. Please note that this document should be read in conjunction with the regulations and is not a substitute for reading the regulations.

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