by Maryland Childcare Association | Oct 14, 2020 | Education, Event Announcements
News from our partners at The Maryland STEM Fest: The Maryland STEM Festival runs virtually through November 1st. All events can be found on the website, https://marylandstemfestival.org/ Many events are geared for families with young children. Here are some of those...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Apr 6, 2020 | Education
Shared from our Partners at Montgomery College Leadership Opportunity: In this unsettled Covid 19 environment, amid your extra efforts to protect and nurture young children, we look forward to fall and 2021 with optimism and a sense of renewed awareness for the needs...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Feb 26, 2020 | Education, Hot Topics, Maryland State Dept of Education Announcements
Excerpt from MSDE Please read linked PDF for the complete letter MSDE Release- KRA 2019 Data BALTIMORE (February 25, 2020) – Maryland’s 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results show that the percentage of Maryland kindergartners demonstrating...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Feb 18, 2020 | Early Learning, Education, Hot Topics, Legislative/Advocacy
Now is time to keep communication going with legislators ASAP all week long. They are making decisions over next few weeks and we MUST flood their offices with emails, phone calls and visits or their office of time allows. We have to make our voices heard. MSCCA is...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Feb 10, 2020 | Education, Legislative/Advocacy
MSCCA recently submitted an Op/Ed to the Baltimore Sun on Jan. 9, 2020. The Sun has agreed to run this article but we also wanted to share the article with our members and social media followers. The Kirwan legislation Senate Bill 1000 dropped at the end of last week....
by Maryland Childcare Association | Feb 10, 2020 | Early Learning, Education, Legislative/Advocacy
Testimony: State FY 2021 Budget for the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Development Education and Economic Development Subcommittee February 3, 2020 MSCCA budget hearing testimony Feb 3, 2020 MSCCA acknowledges and appreciates all...
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