Maryland State Child Care Association

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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.

Conference by the Sea 2025

May 1st to 4th

The Ashore Hotel and Conference Center
Ocean City, MD

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Conference Event Sponsorship Opportunity

MSCCA is a non-profit 501C3 organization (52-1398476) and welcomes much-needed support from generous sponsors/donors. We try to keep costs manageable, and sponsors are key to helping us achieve our goals of offering a high-quality, statewide conference with MSDE-approved Core of Knowledge training that benefits the child care/ECE professionals, but most importantly and ultimately children and families.

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Exhibitor Opportunity

MSCCA anticipates 500 – 600 participants at the conference. Center-based child care providers are predominantly women and are small business owners with the purchasing power for their child care program. The providers who attend our conference are focused on creating the ultimate child care environment, concentrating on safety and child development while educating and nurturing children.
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Attend In Person or Virtually!

MSCCA wants to support the 12 or 6 licensing required training hours, as well as additional training sessions that meets the needs of your professional portfolio for the CDA (120 hours) and potentially fit into new MSDE Career Ladder and Credentialing Programs coming soon.

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Check Out The Conference Agenda

18 Hours or More of Training: The Conference by the Sea offers 18 hours or more of MSDE approved Core of Knowledge continued training. You do not have to attend all sessions or attend every day. Choose what works for you, but you must register for a class in order to attend that session, take the assessment and get credit for it later. If you need 18 hours, make sure to register and attend all sessions! See the Training Certificate Tab above for more information about getting the completion certificate after the conference.

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We thrive from the support of business members through their membership, event sponsorship, donations, and industry support to our centers.

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CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT DIRECTLY TO CHILD CARE CENTRAL USING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:

Email: MCCCredential@conduent.com
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.

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Save the Child Care Scholarship and the Credential Program for Providers in Maryland

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MSCCA needs your voice! We are asking for your help with an action alert to restore the child care credentialing program on July 1, 2025, and save the child care scholarship program set to pause/freeze, due to budget constraints, in May 2025. Additionally, the reimbursement rates may be reduced to the 60th percentile, however, the state will...

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Your Voice is Needed on SB462 and HB524

Dear Advocates, ACT now - and elevate your VOICE! MSCCA is back in action alert mode to empower you to advocate, and it only takes two minutes or less, but will make a big difference. We have provided two links below with instructions and a template ready for you to...

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Lend Your Voice to the Child Care Workforce Survey

Child Trends and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) are conducting a statewide, online survey for Maryland childcare workers. This survey will provide a complete picture of the state’s talented and diverse childcare workforce. The survey will ask about...

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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...

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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...

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