In Pennsylvania, the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) provides funding to a variety of statewide early education programs including: Accountability Block Grant Pre-Kindergarten Programs, Early Intervention Programs for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers, Head Start State Supplemental Assistance Programs, Keystone STARS Child Care Providers, Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts programs, and others. Electronic data systems are needed to maintain individual child records and to collect data for improving early childhood programs. OCDEL and your local program use this data to ensure that early childhood programs are of high quality and will enhance the development of young children.
