Pennsylvania Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of August 1, 2012

Pennsylvania has three different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Chapter 3270 - Child Day Care Centers May 2009
Chapter 3280 - Group Child Day Care Homes July 2009
Chapter 3290 - Family Child Day Care Homes July 2009


State Licensing Contact

Bureau of Certification Services
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Departments of Education and Public Welfare
333 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Phone: (717) 346-9320 or to find the phone number for your regional office, please go to http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/helpfultelephonenumbers/childcareinformationservices/index.htm
Web Page: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/forchildren/childcareearlylearning/index.htm



Links to other Pennsylvania State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
Child Care and Development fund Tribal Plan for 2012-2013
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
2009 Early Childhood Education Standards (2009)