Group Supervisor: Must be at least 18 years old and have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field; or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children; or an Associate's degree in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 2 years of experience with children; or an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university, including 30 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 3 years of experience with children. Licensure or Approval of Facilities and Agencies. This regulation provides the rules regarding applying for a certificate of compliance (license), frequency and content of DHS inspections, preparing and issuing a certificate of compliance, conditions under which a certificate of compliance may be denied, not renewed, or revoked and the DHS licensure or approval decisions that may be appealed. Child Care Centers: This regulation provides the rules regarding operation of a child day care center. A child care center is a facility in which seven or more children unrelated to the operator receive child care services. A child day care center must have a certificate of compliance (license) from DHS in order to operate. Group Child Care Homes: This regulation provides the rules regarding operation of a group day care home. A group care home is a facility in which seven to 12 children unrelated to the operator receive child care services. A group day care home must have a certificate of compliance (license) from DHS in order to operate. Family Child Care Homes: This regulation provides the rules regarding operation of a family care home. A family day care home is a facility in which four, five or six children unrelated to the operator receive child care services. A family care home must be located in a home and must have a certificate of registration from DHS in order to operate.  :
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| Licensing
Agency Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Office of Child Development Bureau of Certification Services P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675 Phone: (717) 346-9320 Toll Free: (877) 4-PA-KIDS (877-472-5437, within State) Fax: (717) 346-9330 Pennsylvania Daycare Listings |
Child Care
Subsidy Agency Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Office of Child Development Room 521, Health and Welfare Building P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675 Phone: (717) 346-9320 Toll Free: (877) 4-PA-KIDS (877-472-5437, within State) Fax: (717) 346-9330 |
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Head Start
- State Collaboration Office |
Child Care
Food Program Agency Department of Education Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management 333 Market Street, 4th Floor Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333 Phone: (717) 787-7698 Fax: (717) 783-6566 |
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| State Child
Care Resource & Referral Contact Pennsylvania Child Care Association 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 103 Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone: (717) 657-9000 Fax: (717) 657-0959 |
Office
of Child Support Enforcement |
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| Child
Abuse Reporting To report suspected child abuse in Pennsylvania, call (800) 932-0313. For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D) |
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