Scam Alert: Social Media
The Office of Child Care (OCC) has been made aware of a potential scam being shared through social media that is not being offered or endorsed by the MSDE. The OCC wants to ensure the child care community is mindful and does not share any personal or financial information with anyone or entity that you do not know. In addition, your tax status has nothing to do with the requirement to be registered or licensed to provide child care in the state of Maryland. If you are offering or providing care to even one non-related child on a regular basis for any type of payment (cash, donations, goods or services) then you are required to be registered or licensed with the OCC. Please be advised the information that you may hear or receive is not endorsed by the OCC.
Consolidated COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidance for Child Care Facilities
Grant Payments
Payment distribution for the Child Care Pandemic Relief Fund Grant will begin April 30, 2021.
Learn more about the Pandemic Relief Grant.
Ways to Engage Your Families this Month
Fun Ideas for Family Engagement (April): birds, bunnies, chicks, veggies, flowers, oh my! Celebrate Spring and “Go Green” this month. Teachers/Providers: share with parents/families these six fun, at-home activities. Download here: https://bit.ly/2JvhUYH
Basic Heath & Safety and COVID-19 Trainings
Information and registration for the FREE trainings are available here.
Learn how to “Stay Open Safely with Confidence,” Build-A-Plan with Maryland’s Child Care COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.
The Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Program (MECLP) is seeking applicants for Cohort III to participate in its research-based Leading for Change in Early Childhood Education Course – a 12-month, cohort based, 3-credit graduate course designed for early childhood professionals.
Applications due June 30th
Learn more about MECLP, the tuition-free Leading for Change course.
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Maryland Child Care Credential Program Change
effective May 1, 2021, the new Credential Program telephone number will be 877-355-1229.
Maryland Makes Preschool Progress
The State of Preschool Yearbook 2020 is now available.
- Enrolled 33,109 children, an increase of 1,074 from 2018-19.
- Total state funding was $158,104,001, an increase of $21,990,968 from 2018-19.
- State spending-per-child was $4,775 compared to $4,245 in 2018-19.
View Maryland's full 2020 Yearbook Report.
Employment Opportunities with MSDE
Information Technology Functional Analyst - Early Childhood Data System Security
Education Program Specialists
*Announcement Pending*
Research Statistician *Announcement Pending*
For job openings, visit marylandpublicschools.org
Other jobs in child care
Grant Opportunities
FY 2022 Emergency Preparedness Training and Support for Registered & Licensed Child Care Providers
FY2022 Prekindergarten Expansion Grant
Deadline for submissions:
April 30, 2021
No later than 5:00 p.m. EST
Training Voucher and Reimbursement Program
Beginning April 1, 2021, all Training Voucher and Reimbursement
applications must be submitted using the online application forms.
Reimbursement Application Form
Voucher Application Form
WIDA Early Years Spring Webinar Series
Early care and education (ECE) professionals are invited to join live webinars facilitated by members of the Early Years team.
Webinars are offered in April and repeated in May.
Click the registration link to sign up for individual webinars.
Once you register, you will receive an email message with the webinar link.
Register for a webinar.
Focusing on What Matters
The Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation and Firestarter Interactive are partnering with The Hunt Institute to make Starting At Zero: Reimagining Education in America available to anyone, free of charge, during the month of April as part of the celebration of NAEYC's Week of the Young Child.
If you haven't yet seen the film, here's your chance! Join the celebration.
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APRIL 20, 2021
MSCCA Conference by the Land and Sea 2021
April 29 - May 2, 2021
Ocean City, MD
Join us for our annual statewide conference offered virtually and in-person (hybrid model) for 2021. Participants are eligible for two PAUs and can also complete more than 17 hours of approved MSDE training with all domains of Core of Knowledge being offered.
Learn more and Register today!
The Benefits of Play and Preparing for Success
May 11, 2021
The symposium will feature Dr. Roberta Golinkoff, Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Education at University of Delaware. Dr. Golinkoff will offer her insights on Why We Need Playful Learning More Than Ever!
Online registration at www.readyatfive.org.
Free Clock Hours and Networking
MPT invites you to Early Learning Social, a new virtual space to learn together as we explore topics and share resources that help make your job a little easier.
Join us on the first Thursday of each month for this professional development and networking series.
Learn more and register here.
REIMAGINING EDUCATION:
A View from the Science of Learning
Free Virtual Presentation
Thursday, May 6, 2021
1:00-2:30 PM EST
Featuring
Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Learn more and register.
Juneteenth: The Freedom of Reading
Join The Baltimore City Child Care Coalition for an exciting opportunity to learn about the importance of literacy and how it affects African American children in the city of Baltimore. 7 Hours of Training.
June 19, 2021
Learn more and register.
ELA Webinars for Teachers and Administrators!
Join us in May to learn more about the reports available and how to use the Early Learning Assessment data!
Administrators and Directors: May 17th - Digging into ELA Reports and Data
Teachers: May 19th - Digging into ELA Reports and Data
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