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The Office of Child Care has posted the DRAFT Child Care Subsidy Regulations. There will be a public hearing on Thursday, August 22, 2019 from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm.
The hearing will be held at the Maryland State Department of Education, 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, 8th floor, Conference Room 4.
Please contact Tara Bartosz at tara.bartosz@maryland.gov to sign up for the hearing. All participants will be allotted four (4) minutes to speak and provide feedback on the regulation changes.
View the overview and draft here.
The Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund (CCCPDF) is a tuition assistance program for child care providers to obtain a college education at participating colleges/universities in Maryland. Funding is available for child care providers to earn a college degree in the following areas:
- Early Childhood Education
- Child Development
- Elementary Education
- Special Education
Learn more at https://bit.ly/2JwWM5h
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Good attendance in child care, preK & K builds academic and social skills for the future.
Early Matters: Integrating Attendance into Kindergarten Transition offers strategies, resources & success stories about transition practices to help children & families as they enter elementary school. It has sections aimed at schools, preschools, and community agencies, and also outlines how districts, community partners and policy makers can put in place systems to promote the widespread use of these practices. Explore Early Matters here: https://bit.ly/2EX9Ayh
The FREE August training will run August 1 at 9:00am through August 22 at 9:00am.
Registration for the September course will be open
August 23-29.
https://bit.ly/2SeHDdO
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Help keep a baby dry.
In partnership with B’more for Healthy Babies, the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)
is helping families in need by collecting 500,000 diapers by the end of Diaper Need Awareness
Week September 23-29, 2019.
See the flier here.
State ECAC Meetings
Dates: Wednesday, August 14 and November 13, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Montgomery College
Check out the live stream on our Facebook page.
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 The Maryland State Department of Education’s (MSDE) Division of Early Childhood has partnered with WIDA Early Years to offer a series of professional learning opportunities and resources designed for early care and education practitioners, coaches and leaders throughout the state.
Learn more about the partnership here.
Coaching and Mentoring 45 Clock Hour Webinar Series
Successful participants will receive 45 Core of Knowledge Hours that can be used for the Maryland Administrators’ Child Care Credential, and the level 4 requirement for training with that credential.
Learn more here.
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Child Care Scholarship Reimbursement Rate Changes
Beginning July 1, 2019, the reimbursement rate of the CCS increased to the 30th percentile of the 2019 Child Care Provider Market Rate Survey.
Learn more here.
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 The Maryland State Family Child Care Association (MSFCCA) will be having its 27th Annual Conference on October 18-19, 2019 at Ocean City, MD.
Learn more & register at https://www.msfcca.org/online-registration
The next enrollment for child care programs to complete the interest survey for the Early
Learning Assessment (ELA) ends September 1.
Click the image to see the flyer.
Want to learn how to make your program or classroom one that gives every child the opportunity to find their voice?
Check out this video.
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ICYMI: Dr. Rosemarie Allen's powerful presentation on implicit biases at the Maryland Family Engagement Summit on Thursday, August 8th. (Click on the picture to video full presentation.)
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August 13, 2019
Public School Openings And Closings Dates
School calendars are developed by local school system leaders in accordance with state law and with the input of a variety of stakeholders to best meet the needs of the school community. There are laws that define required state holidays and the number of days and hours that schools must be open for pupil attendance.
2019-2020 Opening and Closing Dates for Maryland Public Schools
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