Resource Navigation

Links to Useful Resources

• Child Care Aware of America
• Maryland Association for the Education of Young Children (MDAEYC)
  • For the Eastern Shore Region visit the NAEYC webiste link above and choose MD.
• Maryland EXCELS
  • Maryland EXCELS Toolkit
  • Maryland EXCELS for Families
• Maryland Family Network
  • Data & Reports
  • Growing Opportunities in Family Child Care (GOFCC)
  • LOCATE: Child Care: Provider Portal Access
  • LOCATE: Child Care: Public Search
  • Maryland Early Childhood Career Hub 
  • Maryland Shared Services Alliance
• Maryland Families Engage
• Maryland State Child Care Association
• Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
  • MSDE Early Childhood Division for Child Care Providers
    
    • Licensing Branch
    • Licensing Forms
    • MSDE Early Childhood COVID-19 Updates
  • Workforce Advancement
    • Family Child Care Provider Direct Grant Program
    • Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund (CCCPDF)
    • Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program
  • Maryland Child Care Scholarship (Subsidy) Program – For Families
  • Maryland Child Care Scholarship – For Child Care Providers
  • Maryland Child Care Credential 
  • Maryland Program Accreditation
  • MSDE Provider Resource Documents 
  • MSDE IMPACT Newsletter
• Maryland State Family Child Care Association
• Maryland Out of School Time Network (MOST)
• MFN Shared Services Alliance
• National Association for Family Child Care
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• ProSolutions: MCCRN Portal
• The Family Child Care Alliance of Maryland
• Zero to Three

Contact the ESCCRC if you need help identifying resources and navigating their application.