Pennsylvania's Neglected and Delinquent Advisory Committee

The PDE-3048/October Child Count, will open Monday, January 5, 2026 and is due Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM.

• • You may remember that PDE underwent a monitoring, which was conducted by the U.S. Department of Education, (ED) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office School Support and Accountability.

  • As a result, PDE will re-evaluate institutions on an annual basis to ensure the facility can still meet the criteria to be included in the annual count. The purpose of an institution may change over time. This means that although an institution may have been included in the count for many years, they could change their purpose and no longer meet the criteria to be included. In other words, just because an institution has historically been included in the count does not guarantee they can be included in the future. It must continue to meet the criteria of a neglected or delinquent institution annually.

  • Please complete the survey at Neglected Survey Link or Delinquent Survey Link and contact Patricia Crow, PDE Title ID, Neglected & Delinquent Program Manager pcrow@pa.gov with survey related questions.

Services Reporting for the 2025-2026 school year (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026) will not be open until after the October Child Count/PDE-3048 closes.  Estimated release is February 2026.​​

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