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The Maryland State Child Care Association (MSCCA) is the premiere professional association for licensed child care and early learning centers operating in Maryland and for associated businesses and individuals that support the mission of the Association. Maryland Excels Bonus Information U Center/School Age Membership  Business Membership We thrive from the support of business members through their membership, event sponsorship, donations, and industry support to our centers. h Individual Membership R News from Child Care Central CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT DIRECTLY TO CHILD CARE CENTRAL USING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: Email: [email protected] Fax: 410-229-0145 Mail: Child Care Central, PO Box 598 Baltimore Maryland 21203 For questions pertaining to your credential, please contact Child Care Central: 877-355-1229 Maryland Child Care Mapping MFN and Upfront, a software company that validates and provides access to childcare data, developed a real-time interactive mapping tool to make data about the availability of care more transparent. The map breaks down to hyper local information and type of program so government officials and policymakers will be able to better understand where childcare deserts are throughout the state or even by neighborhood. Historically, this type of data is only updated yearly and has never been built to this scale in a public-facing tool. By making this type of childcare data transparent, policymakers have valuable information to support initiatives for the regions that need it most. Access the Mapping Tool Membership Directory View our membership directory for centers, school age, and individuals. Click Here Blueprint for Maryland's Future News About the American Rescue Plan and Child Care Sign Up to Receive Announcements and ECE News VISIT OUR NEWS and ARTICLES MSCCA Mission and Priorities New Grant Opportunity in Montgomery County by Maryland Childcare Association | Feb 29, 2024 | Hot Topics The Maryland State Child Care Association, along with our partners, are working with the Montgomery County Children's Opportunity Alliance of Maryland on an important new initiative for eligible Montgomery County child care centers to support interested programs in grant writing services for the next round of public PreK expansion grants open to... « Older Entries Resources News and Articles New Grant Opportunity in Montgomery County The Maryland State Child Care Association, along with our partners, are working with the Montgomery County Children's Opportunity Alliance of Maryland on an important new initiative for eligible Montgomery County child care centers to support interested programs in... read more Letter to the DMB on Child Care Scholarships Please take a moment to read our letter to the Department of Budget and Management aligning with our priorities agenda. We made great progress through legislation and regulations and will continue to advocate on behalf of childcare programs/businesses as an important... read more Calvert County Family Network 2023 Child Care Support Initiatives read more MSDE’s Fast Track Application and Family Portal Create Speedy and Simple Process for Families to Receive Child Care Scholarship MSCCA helped to get this child care scholarship presumptive eligibility legislation sponsored and advocated to pass last year to improve the child care scholarship system and processes. Read the Press Release from MSDE read more Policy Changes and Improvements to the Child Care Scholarship (CCS) Program The providers participating in this program are essential and their challenges are real. These challenges range from facing multiple attendance verification audits throughout the year to delayed payments. Further, slow processing of CCS program applications affects... read more The Unrealized Potential of Child Care Scholarship in Maryland Read the report on what the providers told us. read more Executive Director Christina Peusch Appointed to the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care MSCCA's Executive Director, Christina Peusch has been appointed to the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care by the Governor representative as the co-chair of the Office of Child Care Advisory Council. The Commission on Trauma-Informed Care is charged with coordinating a... read more PreK Grants Overview (Spanish and English) Sharing from our partners at the Maryland State Department of Education: We are holding a general overview of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Prekindergarten Expansion Grants and Maryland State Prekindergarten Programs for Spanish-speaking prekindergarten and... read more Important Tax Alert/Relief information resource link from Comptroller Franchot’s Office! Important Tax Alert/Relief information resource link from Comptroller Franchot’s Office! As many child care businesses have applied for and received pandemic related grants and loans, MSCCA has asked Comptroller for info to share with child care community as a... read more « Older Entries Thank you to our Business Members for your continued support throughout the year! The Maryland State Child Care Association does not endorse any commercial product, process, child care facility or enterprise, by trade name, service mark, manufacturer, provider with current membership in the MSCCA, or otherwise. Links to other websites and reference to any commercial product or enterprise are provided solely for your convenience, and do not constitute or imply MSCCA endorsement, recommendation or exclusive approval thereof. Accordingly, MSCCA does not endorse or assume responsibility for the content provided by any third-party website to which we are linked. 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