Maryland State Child Care Association
Caring for Maryland’s Most Important Natural Resource
Contact Information
Call: (410) 820- 9196
Email: [email protected]
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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.
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.
Statewide Virtual Child Care Town Hall – January 29th
Join the first of multiple virtual statewide Town Halls with one click from home and share your important support for child care! Maryland has a significant surplus of money and in order to build a stronger, more equitable, effective, efficient child care system that works for children, parents, and child care businesses, we need to raise...
Resources
News and Articles
University of Maryland Medical System Foundation Diaper Drive
MSCCA has committed to help the University of Maryland Medical System Foundation in their diaper drive. We are looking for centers to help out and run a diaper drive at their center. Diapers can be purchased directly through the link below or can be dropped off at a...
News for our School Age Child Care Members
State of School-Age Child Care | Spring-Summer 2019 A quarterly update on news and resources related to out-of-school time as well as new offerings from the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE)...
2019 WIDA Early Years Professional Learning Cohort Opportunity
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Division of Early Childhood (DEC) has partnered with WIDA Early Years to offer a series of professional learning opportunities and resources designed for ECE practitioners, coaches and leaders throughout the state....
Historic Day in Annapolis
An historic day in Annapolis as the House Democratic Caucus chose Adrienne Jones from Baltimore County as their choice to serve as Speaker. It was a contentious race that began with Del. Jones, Del. Dereck Davis and Del. Maggie McIntosh. Jones withdrew her name from...
Maryland Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Learn more about the Maryland Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Complete the Eligibility Calculator at eatsmartmaryland.org or call 410-767-0199. More information provided here.
2019 Maryland General Assembly Passes HB1233 to Lower Blood Lead Action Level
Legislative Info from Green & Healthy Homes Initiative: Baltimore, MD - GHHI achieved its primary state legislative goal of lowering the blood lead action level in Maryland for environmental investigation of homes and medical case management for children. The...
CSW 2019-2020 Implementation Application and FAQ
Information from the Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention at the University of Maryland Children Study Their World (CSW): A Curriculum for Four-Year-Olds Online Application The application period will remain open until 9:00 AM on Monday, April 15th....
2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education Now Collecting Data in All 50 States and D.C.
Sharing from the Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care. 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education Now Collecting Data in All 50 States and D.C. February 26, 2019 Dear Early Care and Education Colleague: We wanted to let you know that data...
2019 Children’s Mental Health Matters! Campaign
Join the Maryland State Department of Education, Mental Health Association of Maryland, Maryland Coalition of Families, Maryland Department of Health, schools, and programs statewide for the 2019 Children's Mental Health Matters! Campaign from May 5-11! The Campaign...