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Apply for Child Care Scholarship

  • Scholarship Eligibility & Requirements
  • Child Care Scholarship Application (PDF)
  • Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)

Provide Child Care

Child Care Basics

  • Family Engagement
  • Fingerprinting Processing
  • How to Become a Family Child Care Provider
  • How to Get a License and Operate a Child Care Center
  • Licensing Regulations & Manuals

Health, Safety, and Wellness

  • Asthma and Allergy Resource Guide (PDF)
  • Basic Health and Safety Training
  • Child Abuse, Neglect, and Mental Injury (PDF)
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Environmental Safety
    • Child Care Weather Watch Chart (PDF)
    • FAQ on Lead and Lead Poisoning (PDF)
  • First Aid and CPR
  • Medication Administration
  • Safe Sleep Practices:
    • Crib Safety Tips (PDF)
    • Crib Standards (PDF)
    • Safe Sleep Practices and Swaddling (PDF)
    • CPR, First Aid, SIDS Training Sources (PDF)
  • Transportation (PDF)

Professional Growth

  • Careers in Early Childhood
  • Maryland Child Care Credential Program
    • Training Vouchers & Reimbursements
    • Professional Development Fund
    • Quality Incentive Grant
    • Provider Grant Program
  • Maryland SEFEL Pyramid Model
  • Preventing Suspension and Expulsion (PDF)
  • Training for Child Care Providers

Find Child Care

Child Care Information

  • Child Care Basics
  • Choosing Child Care
  • Specialized Child Care
  • Types of Care

Child Care Quality Check

  • Child Care Program Inspection Results
  • Guide to Regulated Child Care (PDF)
  • Licensing Inspection Forms
  • Serious Injuries and Deaths Report (PDF)
  • Maryland EXCELS Program Quality Ratings
  • Maryland EXCELS: What do the checks mean? (PDF)
  • Quality Matters: The Look of High-Quality
  • Informal Provider Monitoring Report (PDF)
  • Informal Child Care Monitoring Inspections

 

Child Care Search

  • Find child care near your home or work
  • Head Start or Early Head Start Programs
  • Program Quality Ratings

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Children and Families

  • Developmental Screening
  • Healthy Beginnings
  • Early Intervention and Special Education Services
  • Family Support Centers
  • Judy Centers
  • Maryland Child Care Resource Centers
  • Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting in Maryland
  • Parenting Support
  • Maryland Child Support Administration
  • Maryland Workforce Development
  • Visit 211

Financial Assistance

  • Emergency Assistance to Families with Children
  • Energy Assistance
  • Housing Assistance
  • Homeless Education Services
  • Homeless Services
  • Temporary Cash Assistance

Health, Wellness, & Nutrition

  • Food Supplement Program
  • Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
  • Maryland Children’s Health Program
  • Maryland Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Register for Pre-K

Register for PreK

  • Access Prekindergarten Programs

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Resources

  • Child Care in Maryland
  • Covid 19 Resources
  • LOCATE: Child Care for essential personnel
  • Child Care Aware: Maryland Resources
  • Tips for Families