Maryland State Child Care Association
Caring for Maryland’s Most Important Natural Resource
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Email: info@mscca.org
2026 MSCCA Hybrid Leadership Symposium: Elevating Early Childhood Through Advocacy
Join us on October 15, 2026 for our annual Leadership Symposium.
The Maryland State Child Care Association (MSCCA) proudly invites early childhood professionals, program leaders, advocates, and partners across the state to our Annual Statewide Leadership Symposium—a full day dedicated to strengthening Maryland’s early childhood ecosystem through leadership, collaboration, and high‑quality professional learning.
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 complete and hit send. Emails will go to the committees and state leaders who...
Resources
News and Articles
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Week of Action—Early Childhood Workforce, November 14–20, 2021
The Administration for Children and Families is partnering with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help the early childhood (EC) workforce access health coverage during the Open Enrollment period for marketplace coverage, which started on November...
MSDE Child Care Scholarship Audits
MSDE has previously sent out two email blast reminders about the need for child care providers to maintain daily sign-in and sign-out sheets and the importance of responding timely to attendance audits. Providers selected for an attendance audit for the 9.13.2021 -...
Stabilization Rescue Grants
Child Care/Early Childhood Education businesses are angry, disappointed, and frustrated, rightfully so - today is the last day of September and stabilization rescue grants that were expected in September have not arrived. Advocates have been working to help move the...
Outreach – Be Prepared!
BE PREPARED! 1.) Child Care Providers must maintain daily sign-in and sign-out sheets in order to receive payment from the Child Care Scholarship Program. Child Care Providers must develop processes that ensure parents sign their children in/out of your child care...
AACC Offers Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
News from MSDE Credentialing Branch
MSDE has published a helpful guide for the Credentialing Branch Workforce Development Programs. Click Here to Download.
Citation from the Maryland Women’s Legislative Caucus
MSCCA is sharing the official citation from the Maryland Women’s Legislative Caucus recognizing our essential teachers in child care early childhood on National Day of Recognition for Child Care Providers! Maryland appreciates you and all...
COVID Resources
MFN Network Caring Through COVID Memo to Providers FAQ for Providers on Child Care Re-Opening FAQ for Parents on Child Care Re-Opening Child Care Re-Opening Verification Maryland’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Consultation Project is Open! Master...
News from the Division of Early Childhood – Prekindergarten Expansion Grant
The FY 22 Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) has been released today!! The application and related information are included below. The application can also be accessed on the MSDE Grants page linked below:...
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