Resources for Providers
The #1 resources for child care providers and caregivers in Southern Maryland.
We offer low-cost evening and Saturday workshops for child care providers, to help providers meet all Core of Knowledge and continued training requirements set by the Maryland State Department of Education/ Office of Child Care.
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Family Providers in Southern Maryland
LOCATE: Child Care
LOCATE: Child Care is a free marketing resource for child care providers that helps get the word out about provider locations, services and contact information. Providers can call the support line to report vacancies, update contact or locational information, or ask a question. Call 1.866.752.1614 to reach the provider support line.
For Child Care Providers – LOCATE Family Provider and Center Program Questionnaires forms can be downloaded from here.
Family Providers and Center Programs can update their Vacancies and Weekly Fees by going to here..
Training for Child Care Providers
Tight on cash? Looking for high-quality, low-cost training workshops? If you answered YES to these questions, check out The Promise Resource Center! We offer Core of Knowledge trainings which include the areas of:
- Child Development
- Special Needs
- Curriculum
- Community
- Professionalism
- Health, Safety and Nutrition
These trainings satisfy the Office of Child Care requirements to receive and/ or maintain a license for family as well as center child care providers. Our trainings are held on weekday evenings as well as on Saturdays. Come check us out!
We also offer the following specialty workshops:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Medication Administration
- Maryland Model of School Readiness (MMSR)
- MMSR Domain trainings
- Pre-service trainings
- Infant/ Toddler 45-hour Modules
- CSEFEL for Infants and Toddlers
- CSEFEL for Preschoolers
- The Maryland Credential Program
Upcoming workshops:
To view our calendar of workshops and to learn about registering online click here, or call us at 240-528-2288!
Contact Us
For questions about our Training Program, contact the CCRC Program Director at 240-528-2288 or elynch@thepromisecenter.org.
Useful Links
Office of Child Care: Licensing Branch
Child Care Career & Professional Development Fund
Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program
Maryland Program Accreditation
- Child Nutrition Programs
http://www.eatsmartmaryland.org - MSDE Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides reimbursement for meals and snacks served in licensed child care centers and registered family child care homes.
- St. Mary’s Macaroni Kid
http://stmarys.macaronikid.com/ - St. Mary’s Macaroni Kid is a website and weekly FREE e-newsletter that is a valuable resource and St. Mary’s on-line home for finding kid and family friendly events, activities, products and businesses. Subscribe to receive their FREE weekly e-newsletter and learn about family fun, great deals around town, kid friendly products, and event ticket giveaways!
- Maryland Family Network
http://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org - Maryland Family Network (MFN) works with parents, child care providers, advocates, employers, and policymakers to expand and enhance the early childhood education and child care available to Maryland’s children. Many services developed by MFN are now provided by the Maryland Child Care Resource Network, a statewide network of local child care resource centers (CCRCs).
- Maryland Healthy Beginnings
http://www.marylandhealthybeginnings.org - Healthy Beginnings is a resource to help you nurture the tremendous potential for learning and growth that every child has… that every child is born with. Specifically designed for caregivers of infants and toddlers from birth through age three, Healthy Beginnings gives you knowledge and support around child care and child development, while our Activity Planner provides you with fun, developmentally appropriate activities that build young children’s skills and promote all kinds of learning.
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
http://www.naeyc.org - Come here to check out the latest information on NAEYC’s conferences and publications, plus information on accreditation, advocacy, policy issues, and NAEYC membership.
- National Child Care Information Center
http://www.nccic.org - Visit this site to find information on research and initiatives going on in the child care field. This page is also an excellent source for information on each state’s ratios, teacher qualifications, demographics, and more.
- NACCRRA- National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
http://www.naccrra.org - NACCRRA is the national network of community-based child care resource and referral agencies. NACCRRA provides technical consultation and resources to member child care resource and referral agencies. Visit this website to find out more information and discover the benefits of membership.
NAFCC- National Association for Family Child Care
http://www.nafcc.org
The mission of NAFCC is to support the profession of family child care and to encourage high-quality care for children. NAFCC promotes high-quality family child care through accreditation, leadership training, technical assistance, public education, and policy initiatives. Visit the website to find out more about this organization.
Maryland Family Network’s 2014 Child Care Demographics and Trends ReportsView Maryland Family Network’s Child Care Demographic reports here:
Maryland Child Care Demographics
Calvert County Child Care Demographics
Charles County Child Care Demographics
St. Mary’s County Child Care Demographics
2015 Child Care Trends
