Early Childhood Program

Expansion of Early Childhood and School-Age Programs

Head Start and EEEP programs receive funding through the Office of Child Care (OCC) to expand part-time, part-day programs to make them full-day, full-year programs that meet the needs of working families. Child care programs receive funding to expand before and after-school programs to serve additional families.

The following is a list of programs receiving funding through OCC to expand early childhood or school-age programs:

Catholic Charities/St. Jerome's Head Start
Montgomery County Family Service Agency
Garrett County Community Action Committee
Caroline County Public Schools
Human Services Programs of Carroll County
ACP Intelligent Child Care
Frederick YMCA
PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs
Baltimore American Indian Center

Contact Information

Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Program Development Branch

	Infants and Toddlers
	Outreach / Support - Informal Caregivers
	Regional Training
	Regional Training Conferences
	Training & Technical Assistance
	Early Childhood Program
	MD After School Program
	MD Child Care Resource Network
	Outreach to Hispanics

Office of Child Care

	Licensing Branch
	Child Care Subsidy Branch (Purchase of Care Program)
	Program Development Branch
	Credentialing Branch
	Grants Programs
	Child Care Resource Centers
	Guidelines - Healthy Child Development
	Early Childhood Curriculum Project
	Issues / Complaints
	CCATS - Child Care Automated Tracking System