Housed in the Departments of Public Welfare and Education, OCDEL oversees the child care subsidy program, certification processes for child care facilities, the state's quality improvement and rating system--Keystone Stars, pre-k and full-day kindergarten, as well as family support programs.
Harriet Dichter occupies a unique position as deputy secretary of OCDEL, overseeing a unified management team to plan and implement Pennsylvania's early learning programs.