Hot Topics | Maryland State Childcare Association

More Advocacy Efforts to Restore Funding for the Child Care Credentialing Program

by Maryland Childcare Association | Sep 17, 2024 | Child Care Credentialing, Hot Topics

Please read this commentary provided by MSCCA Executive Director Christina Peusch on the national childcare crisis and the suspension of funding. Read Article

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...

Calvert County Family Network 2023 Child Care Support Initiatives

by Maryland Childcare Association | Aug 7, 2023 | Hot Topics

MSDE’s Fast Track Application and Family Portal Create Speedy and Simple Process for Families to Receive Child Care Scholarship

by Maryland Childcare Association | Jul 10, 2023 | Hot Topics, Legislative/Advocacy

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

Policy Changes and Improvements to the Child Care Scholarship (CCS) Program

by Maryland Childcare Association | Oct 21, 2022 | Hot Topics, Legislative/Advocacy

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...