Maryland State Child Care Association
Caring for Maryland’s Most Important Natural Resource
Contact Information
Call: (410) 820- 9196
Email: [email protected]
Welcome!
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.
Mark Your Calendars!
Conference by the Sea 2025
May 1st to 4th
The Ashore Hotel and Conference Center
Ocean City, MD
Business Membership
We thrive from the support of business members through their membership, event sponsorship, donations, and industry support to our centers.
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.
Membership Directory
View our membership directory for centers, school age, and individuals.
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
Resources
News and Articles
Interim Guidance for Use of Cloth Face Coverings in Child Care Programs – Updated April 23, 2020
Interim Guidance for Use of Cloth Face Coverings in Child Care Programs Updated April 23, 2020 Click Image for Full Document
Free Training Provided by MSCCA
As a result of the current crisis and movement of our annual Conference by the Sea to the September time frame, MSCCA will be providing free training in April, May and June to MSCCA members. This training is approved and can be used for Credentialing/Continued...
News From MSDE – Child Care Providers and Grocery Stores
From the Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care: Child Care Providers and Grocery Stores The Maryland State Department of Education has worked with several other agencies to connect with many of the large grocery stores and big box stores across...
Letter to Governor Hogan and State Representatives – Ruthi Claytor, Owner, Grannie Annie’s Child Care & Learning Center Cozy Care, Quality Education
Sharing a letter send to Governor Hogan's office this morning and state representatives this afternoon from Ruthi Claytor, Owner, Grannie Annie's Child Care & Learning Center Cozy Care, Quality Education. I own a child care center in Pasadena, MD. We are currently...
Letter to Governor Hogan – Lavonne Taylor, Owner/Director Forest Hill Nature Preschool & Childcare
Sharing a letter send to Governor Hogan's office this morning and state representatives this afternoon from Lavonne Taylor, Owner/Director Forest Hill Nature Preschool & Childcare: April 20, 2020 Governor Hogan, I am contacting you today as a childcare provider on...
Information for 3 credit Graduate Course in ECE Leadership
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...
HELP SAVE CHILD CARE IN MARYLAND
We need Child Care Providers and Programs to Advocate NOW! PDF Template to be filled copied and pasted into your email. Provider Template Constituent Letter (revised 2)CP-fill The coronavirus pandemic has changed our way of life for an indefinite period of time....
CBTS 2020 Conference Attendees, Presenters, Exhibitors and Waitlisted Guests
Greetings Conference Attendees, Presenters, Exhibitors and Waitlisted Guests: MSCCA hopes you are well and staying healthy during this unprecedented crisis. We have recently shared communication with all Conference by the Sea registered attendees about the state of...
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Updates on COVID-19 legislation from our accountants Kullman, CPA Earlier today, the US House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The president is expected to sign the bill. The CARES Act is 854 pages long and...
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