by Maryland Childcare Association | Apr 15, 2019 | Legislative/Advocacy
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....
by Maryland Childcare Association | Apr 8, 2019 | Early Learning
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....
by Maryland Childcare Association | Mar 1, 2019 | Maryland State Dept of Education Announcements
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...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Feb 27, 2019 | Health and Medical
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...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Feb 15, 2019 | Maryland State Dept of Education Announcements
Maryland’s child care provider organizations work to better the field of early care and education, including work to increase funding to make high quality programs available and affordable for all families. On behalf of MSDE Office of Child Care we are asking that you...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Feb 2, 2019 | Legislative/Advocacy
Please read the important article linked here, shared by MSCCA Board Member Ruthie Claytor and MSCCA Anne Arundel Chapter President that sheds light on the issues with many kindergarten classrooms and how policy makers and public institutions with little knowledge of...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Jan 30, 2019 | Education
Call for Presenters 2019 Early Childhood Professional Development Conference All Children Together Presented by: Abilities Network Project ACT & The Community College of Baltimore County Event Dates: Friday, September 20, 2019 9:00am-3:30pm Saturday, September...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Thank you for supporting young children and the people who care for them. The first five years of a child’s life are critically important. We urge you to make the needs of young children and their families a priority again this Session. Child Care Subsidy Program...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Jan 25, 2019 | Legislative/Advocacy
The traditional greeting of the Maasai people, one of the most accomplished and fabled tribes of Africa, is “And how are the children?” It acknowledges the high value that the Maasai place on their children’s well-being. They hold that no matter the daily struggles we...
by Maryland Childcare Association | Jan 25, 2019 | Legislative/Advocacy
In January 2018, Maryland’s highly influential Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education highlighted the need for the state to ensure that “all early childhood education programs, irrespective of whether they are provided by public agencies or private...