Early Learning Resource Center -ELRC Region 7

04/04/2026

02/04/2026

01/09/2026

: NFSVLB Baby Bath Seats; he recalled bath seats violate the mandatory standard for infant bath seats, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to drowning and entrapment. Get refund. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/NFSVLB-Baby-Bath-Seats-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-to-Children-from-Drowning-and-Entrapment-Violate-Mandatory-Standard-for-Infant-Bath-Seats-Sold-on-Amazon-by-NFSVLB

01/09/2026

Evenflo has issued a voluntary recall for All4One car seats. Testing found potential for the adjustable recline mechanism to shift from one position to another in rear facing mode. If the recline position changes during a crash, a backseat rider sitting next to the rear facing car seat is at risk of injury if their fingers are inside the recline mechanism.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲. Instructions are available on the Evenflo website that allow a towel to be placed inside the recline mechanism to fill in the open space.

See our website for more details including model list, towel instruction link, and replacement remedy for affected seats.
https://csftl.org/recall-evenflo-all4one/

12/29/2025

🌟 OCDEL Wants to Celebrate YOU! 🌟

The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is excited to recognize the incredible accomplishments made across the early childhood education field in 2025.

Programs are invited to submit recognitions for achievements in:
✨ Academic accomplishments
✨ Years of Service
✨ Retirement

These recognitions are open to all staffing positions within early learning programs, including (but not limited to):
👩‍🏫 Directors
🧸 Classroom staff (teachers, aides, and more)
🛠️ Support staff (receptionists, janitors, kitchen staff, etc.)

📅 Submission Deadline: February 4, 2026

Help us honor the dedicated individuals who make early learning possible every day! 💛 Learn more at https://ow.ly/CqiF50XHyb9

12/04/2025

Shapiro Administration Announces Opening of 2025-26 LIHEAP Season, Reminds Pennsylvanians of Moratorium on Shutoffs: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dhs/newsroom/shapiro-administration-announces-opening-of-2025-26-liheap-seaso

DHS announced that the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season will begin taking applications on Wednesday, December 3. Normally opened in November each year, the program was delayed due to the federal government shutdown. The 2025-26 season is scheduled to run from December 3 through April 10, 2026.

To protect Pennsylvanians during the delay, Governor Josh Shapiro worked with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and utility providers to start the winter shutoff moratorium earlier on November 1, 2025 (it usually begins in December each year). This ensured that Pennsylvanians who could not access LIHEAP in November because of the shutdown did not risk having their heat or electricity shut off as temperatures dropped.

LIHEAP is a federally funded DHS program that helps eligible households pay their heating bills by sending payments directly to their utility company or fuel provider. States receive LIHEAP funding through a federal block grant — these dollars were finally issued last week by the Trump Administration after the federal shutdown ended. Pennsylvania typically receives more than $215 million in LIHEAP funding each year, including $216 million in 2023 and $229 million in 2024.

“Pennsylvanians deserve the safety and health benefits that come from being able to heat their homes and keep themselves and their families warm through the winter,” said DHS Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh. “LIHEAP helps hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians each year by providing cash and crisis grants directly to the eligible household’s utility company or heating fuel provider, and I am very glad that we are finally able to begin this important work. I encourage anyone who may need help with heating costs to apply for LIHEAP and keep your home safe through this winter.”

11/07/2025

The Mansfield Food Pantry will be open this Sat 11/8 from 8-10 to distribute EMERGENCY boxes of food. Call 570-948-9497 to register. If you can help volunteer, please reach out to Lydia Brennan!