Copies of certificates will not be held by MSDE and will not be available once a course session has ended. Misspelled or incorrect email addresses will prevent us from reaching you or cause login issues once the course begins. Virtual Training . <> 1 0 obj Child Care Academy offers online training courses for Maryland child care providers. Maryland Accreditation Orientation February 7, 2019. The Maryland Child Care Training Calendar offers training and professional development for trainers and leaders in early childhood education. The no-cost COVID-19 online training builds on the Basic Health and Safety Training and includes the most current and specific guidelines for child care programs from MSDE, Maryland Department of Health (MDH), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They can be completed at your convenience in the comfort of your home. Otherwise, your username and password may end up in your spam/junk folder. Child Care Center Orientation . If you don't receive the confirmation email you will need to register again, your submission did not got through. Maryland Accreditation Orientation Schedule Sign up for an orientation today! Introduction . Registrants that have not received their username and password before the start of the course should check their spam/junk folders in their email accounts. <> For more on licensing in Maryland, see the following posts: Maryland Family Child Care Licensing: An Overview Types of Licenses The Licensing Process Eligibility Home Requirements. This online orientation from the Maryland State Department of Education’s Office of Child Care will provide you with information on how to apply for a child care center license. To get started, watch the video below. All correspondence regarding the course is sent via email. This does not replace the face-to-face orientation session you are required to … Once the course has ended, registrants will no longer be able to access the course. The Howard County Child Care Resource Center is a member of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network with funding provided from the Maryland State Department of Education, through Maryland Family Network, and Howard County Government. Anyone who is interested in starting a child care business in a home or center is required to take the face-to-face orientation training. This course consists of 90 hours of professional development and fulfills the Maryland pre-service requirement for child care providers that work in a preschool child care setting. Child Care Training Maryland. Also, if your email addresses do not match we may not be able to reach you or cause login issues once the course begins. Click the Next button to move to the next page. The Office of Child Care (OCC) works to support and guide early education and child care so that every young child in Maryland has a strong foundation and will be ready for kindergarten. After completing the training, providers will receive a COVID-19 Safety Certificate of Completion. You will receive a copy of this registration form in via email as a confirmation of submission. An e-mail address can only be used once or each person must have their own email address; two or more registrants cannot have the same email address. ProSolutions Training offers high-quality early childhood training courses and CDA classes online so you can earn your CDA certificate or CDA renewal. We are using Zoom as the platform and you must pre-register in advance in order to receive the Zoom link. The main mission of the Division is to improve early education in Maryland so that young children are well prepared for school. MCCA is the oldest nonprofit licensed child care provider in Montgomery County and started its work in 1968 as a Community Action Project of the War on Poverty. To prepare for your orientation session, you may wish to view the on-line orientation preview. ONLY SUBMIT ONE REGISTRATION. Select the FIND A PROGRAM link below to locate quality early childhood and school-age programs currently participating in Maryland EXCELS. This orientation is for child care centers and public prekindergarten programs. The orientation has … They can be completed at your own pace. These sessions are approved by Maryland Child Care Administration and meet the minimum state requirements for increasing levels of professional development. Complete the registration form by clicking the available course date below. Watch this interactive orientation to learn how to apply for a family child care registration in Maryland. The Division of Early Childhood Development at the Maryland State Department of Education is responsible for early care and education in Maryland. The Maryland Child Care Training Calendar is a service of Maryland Family Network with funding from the Maryland State Department of Education. Maryland Family Network, in collaboration with MSDE, has set up a temporary website for the child care provider community to access a listing of all approved and scheduled virtual learning opportunities. First Steps in Child Care: An Orientation Course Description: . We also provide child care training and capacity building support to over 30,000 participants annually who are licensed to provide care for over 200,000 children. Visit our CDA Certification (Child Development Associate Credential), for information about this national credential. Have questions? Child Care Licensing Agency Maryland Department of Education Division of Early Childhood Development Office of Child Care 306 W Redwood Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: (410) 332-0813 Toll Free: (800) 332-6347 Fax: (410) 333-8699 Maryland Daycare Listings: Child Care Subsidy Agency Maryland Department of Education MFN’s Maryland Child Care Resource Network helps working parents find quality, regulated child care, provides training and technical assistance to child care providers to increase the quality of care and to expand the capacity of programs; and compiles current data on the supply, demand, and cost of child care for policy makers.