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(Click on one of the regional office links below to transfer to that office's home page)
Region 1 -- Anne Arundel County
Region 2 -- Baltimore City
Region 3 -- Baltimore County
Region 4 -- Prince George's County
Region 5 -- Montgomery County
Region 6 -- Howard County
Region 7 (Western Maryland) -- Garrett County Field Office | Allegany County | Washington County
Region 8 (Upper Shore) -- Kent County | Talbot County | Dorchester County | Queen Anne's County | Caroline County
Region 9 (Lower Shore) -- Somerset County | Wicomico County | Worcester County
Region 10 (Southern Tri-County) -- Calvert County | Charles County | St. Mary's County
Region 11 (North Central) -- Harford County | Cecil County
Region 12 -- Frederick County
Region 13 -- Carroll County
Click Here to access the Maryland Sex Offenders Registry (SOCEM), which is maintained by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. In addition to providing detailed offender information, the site carries "amber alerts" for abducted children and an information/resource section for parents and educators on preventing and combating youth gangs.
Click Here for the Maryland Judiciary Case Search service, which provides free public access to the Maryland District Court and Circuit Court Case Management System. District Court criminal, civil, and traffic case records and Circuit Court criminal and civil case records are available. The amount of historical data may vary by jurisdiction.
NOTICE to Child Care License/Registration and Employment Applicants: Commercial LiveScan fingerprinting services are now available
Private providers ("commercial fingerprinting services") are authorized by COMAR 12.15.05 to submit fingerprints directly to the Maryland Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record checks. The following private provider has been certified by Maryland CJIS to take electronic (LiveScan) criminal background check applications from the general public (click on the link for further information):
Harborview Investigations
308 Crain Highway, NW, Ste. 201,
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Telephone: 410.761.6700
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NOTICE TO PARENTS AND PROVIDERS:
Maryland's Child Passenger Safety Law requires all children younger than 6 years old, regardless of weight, or who weigh 40 pounds or less, regardless of age, to be secured in a federally approved child safety seat according to the safety seat and vehicle manufacturers' instructions. If you would like to learn more about this law, or would like information on selecting or using child safety seats, please call Maryland Kids in Safety Seats (Maryland KISS) at 410-767-6016 or log on to http://www.mdkiss.org.
PROVIDERS, PLEASE NOTE!
All family child care registration applicants and providers who wish to care for children under the age of 2 years must first complete an OCC-approved SIDS training course.
OCC-approved SIDS training is available through:
· Colleges and universities
· The 45 clock-hour Infant/Toddler course
· Local health departments
· Child Care Resource and Referral Centers
· Abilities Network - Project ACT
· Certain workshops and courses offered by
OCC-approved trainers and training agencies
(check with your OCC regional licensing
office for a listing)
Approved training is also available online at the following websites:
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http://www.educarer.org - "SIDS Course" - The course itself is free, but the certificate of completion (which you will need in order to document compliance with the training requirement) costs $10.
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http://www.carecourses.com - "Infant Safety E-Course" - The course costs $10, but this includes the fee for a certificate. Please note that these online courses are produced in other states. However, the course contents are fully approved by OCC as meeting Maryland child care requirements.
Please note that these online courses are produced in other states. However, the course contents are fully approved by OCC as meeting Maryland child care requirements.
OCC Regional Licensing Offices also conduct SIDS training sessions for providers. There is no cost for these sessions. Please contact your Regional Office for more information.
If you would like information about OCC's:
· Child Care Subsidy Branch, click HERE
· Credentialing Branch, click HERE
· Program Development Branch, which administers the Child Care Quality Incentive Grant and the Family Day Care Provider Grant Program, click HERE
…or, if you would like to explore a variety of Internet sites containing a wide range of child care-related information of particular interest to parents and child care professionals, click HERE