Maryland State Child Care Association
Caring for Maryland’s Most Important Natural Resource
Contact Information
Call: (410) 820- 9196
Email: info@mscca.org
Conference by the Sea
Attend In-Person or Virtually
April 30 – May 3, 2026
Ocean City Maryland Convention Center
CWO – 164245
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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 grant writing services for the next round of public PreK expansion grants open to...
Resources
News and Articles
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...
Open Call For Questions – Unemployment, Non-profit businesses, Federal and State Resources and Liability During This Time
Please join MSCCA Executive Director Chris Peusch & the legal team of Darrell VanDeusen & Garrett Wozniak of Kollman & Saucier, P.A. (www.kollmanlaw.com), for an open call to ask your questions regarding unemployment, non-profit businesses, federal and...
URGENT Tweet Storm Today
Use these hash tags #FundChildCare and #ChildCareNow Tweet Storm” planned for 10:00 am TODAY, March 23 Congress has not included child care in federal stimulus package -we must work together to use our collective voices NOW. Child care is critical and we have to...
Letter to the ECE Community
A letter from the State Superintendent of Schools, Karen B. Salmon, PhD. Read Letter
A Note to MSCCA Conference by the Sea 2020 Participants About COVID19:
On behalf of the Maryland State Child Care Association Board of Directors and Professional Development Committee, we make the health and well being of all participating in our annual Conference by the Sea a priority. Our thoughts are with those impacted by the novel...
We Need Your Voice: Share the Successes of Child Care and Non Public Nursery Schools
It’s time to recognize child care programs/nursery preschools play an important role in successfully educating birth to 5 years. Click here to read the State Kindergarten Readiness data report for 2018-2019 Please review this report and share the successes of child...
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