by Maryland Childcare Association | Dec 21, 2016 | Newsletters
Holiday Greetings Members! Thank you to all of the MSCCA members for casting your ballots in the recent election to choose the 2017-2019 Maryland State Child Care Association Board of Directors. The Board of Directors consists of volunteers who are elected to serve on...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Dec 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
ESSA Listening Tours This is your chance to provide your thoughts on how to best improve Maryland schools and classrooms in the coming years. We welcome and encourage ideas from parents, educators, students, and community members. This series of meetings will be held...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Nov 25, 2016 | Event Announcements
We are very excited to announce The Conference By the Sea is being held at an even larger venue, the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel! Save the Date!!! The MSCCA is gearing up for our annual Conference by the Sea in Ocean City Maryland on May 5-7, 2017. We are...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Nov 25, 2016 | Newsletters
The Maryland State Child Care Association (MSCCA) experienced an unusually busy and successful summer. We moved our office to Annapolis, Maryland in early July, formed a legislative task force of partners to work together for progress on important child care issues to...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Oct 18, 2016 | Symposiums Trainers 2016
How Far We Have Come MSCCA Symposium Theme “Partners in Progress” In 2007 the Office of Child Care (OCC) relocated from the Department of Human Resources (DHR) to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). At MSDE, OCC co-existed with the Early Learning Branch...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Oct 18, 2016 | Child Care Credentialing, Symposiums Trainers 2016
Description of Program The Office of Child Care, Licensing Branch is in the Maryland State Department of Education’s (MSDE) Division of Early Childhood Education (DECD) and is responsible for the licensure and registration of child care facilities and the approval of...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Oct 3, 2016 | Child Care Credentialing
Effective on October 1, 2016. Please see the new fee schedule below for your convenience. The fingerprinting fee at the CJIS-Central Repository is still $20.00 but you may choose to go to another agency. Please verify what the fees are for fingerprinting if you go...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Sep 7, 2016 | Child Care Credentialing
Number of Applications Received in August • Child Care Central received 809 applications in August 2016 • Child Care Central is currently processing applications received in August 2016; 488 applications remaining to be processed for the month of August. Training...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Aug 31, 2016 | Health and Medical
A Message from AAP CEO/Executive Director Karen Remley, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAP Dear AAP Fellow: As a pediatrician and a former public health officer, I understand how critically important vaccines are for the health of individual children, and to protect the larger...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Aug 18, 2016 | Early Learning
Credentialing for Maryland Child Care Program – Periodic Updates All Backlog applications from March 2015 – October 2015 has been processed by Child Care Central with the exception of 10 outstanding backlog applications in the training approval queue...
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