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IMPORTANT NOTICE! Effective April 15, 2012, the FBI will move to an all-electronic criminal background check (CBC) application process and will no longer accept hard-copy fingerprint cards. Because the Maryland Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) follows FBI guidelines, the use of hard-copy CBC applications at the State level will start to be phased out as of that date. Instead, all CBC applicants will be encouraged to submit their applications electronically. However, hard-copy applications will still be accepted by CJIS if electronic submission is not possible. Click here for a list of State-approved private electronic fingerprinting services and State-operated electronic fingerprinting locations. Electronic applications may also be submitted through many State and local police agencies. Child care programs that have their own State-certified electronic fingerprinting equipment and operators may continue to submit CBC applications.
LICENSING INSPECTION RESULTS ONLINE:
MSDE has a new online child care licensing inspection results site – www.CheckCCMD.org! The site offers detailed compliance findings from child care licensing inspections conducted since January 2011, as well as links to a wide range of information about early care and education in Maryland. Findings from licensing inspections done before January 2011 can still be found at http://msdecompliancereports.org/msdesearch.asp.
PROVIDER TRAINING (Pre-Service and Continuing):
Please visit www.mdchildcare.org to find MSDE-approved training courses, trainers, and training organizations.
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND PROVIDERS:
Maryland's Child Passenger Safety Law was changed effective June 30, 2008. Under this change, every child under 8 years old must ride in an appropriate child restraint unless the child is 4 feet, 9 inches or taller, or weighs more than 65 pounds. Every child from 8 to 16 years old who is not secured in a child restraint must be secured in a vehicle seat belt. If you would like to learn more about this law, or would like information on selecting or using child restraints, please call Maryland Kids in Safety Seats (Maryland KISS) at 410-767-6016 or go to www.mdkiss.org.
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Family child care orientations will be held on the second floor conference room (Rm. 2136) of the Multi-Service Center. The Region IX schedule of orientation sessions for the year is as follows:
2011
(Part I)
Tuesday, January 11, 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, February 8, 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, April 5, 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, May 10, 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, July 5, 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, September 13, 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, October 4, 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, November 1, 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
2011
Center Orientation Sessions will be offered on an as-needed basis. Please contact the Office at (410) 713-3430 to speak with a Licensing Specialist.
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Training for the year – Please contact the Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center @ (410) 543-6650 for cost and to register for these sessions.
2011
First/Aid CPR Sessions - Nick Morris, Instructor. Please contact Mr. Morris @ (410) 430-2923 for cost and to register for these sessions. His schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, January 19, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, February 16, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, March 16, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, April 13, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, May 18, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, June 15, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, July 13, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, August 17, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, September 14, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, October 12, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, November 16, 8:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
First Aid/CPR sessions will be held in the First Floor Conference Room
(Rm #1149) of the Multi-Service Center.
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