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CHILD CARE REGULATIONS



The MSDE Division of Early Childhood Development administers and enforces the following subtitles and chapters of Title 13A State Board of Education under the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR):

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•  Subtitle 15, Chapters 01-15, Family Child Care

(COMAR 13A.15.01-.15)


•  Subtitle 16, Chapters 01-19, Child Care Centers

(COMAR 13A.16.01-.19)

 


•  Subtitle 17, Chapters 01-16, Child Care—Letters of

Compliance (COMAR 13A.17.01-.16)

           

•  COMAR 13A.14.06 Child Care Subsidy Program 


•  COMAR 13A.14.07 Family Day Care Provider Direct Grant Fund

•  COMAR 13A.14.08 Child Care Training Approval


•  13A.14.09 Maryland Child Care Credential Program 

o        13A.14.09.08  Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund (CCCPDF)

 

o         13A.14.09.09_Tiered Reimbursement


•  COMAR 13A.14.10 Child Care Accreditation Support Fund

•  COMAR 13A.14.11 Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program


  
Contact Information
Phil Koshkin, Chief, Research and Evaluation
Division of Early Childhood Development
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone:  (410) 767-7802
Email:  paula.johnson@msde.state.md.us
Angeline Bishop-Oshoko, Chief, Credentialing Branch

Division of Early Childhood Development
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone:  1-866-243-8796
Email:  angeline.bishop-osho@msde.state.md.us
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