Are you already a child care provider working from home or in a center:

• Want to advance your career with a  degree,^PDF certificate^PDF or letter of recognition^PDF in early childhood education? You  may be eligible for a Child Care Degree and Professional Development Grant.
• Want to keep your license current by taking Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Office of Child Care (OCC) approved noncredit
  courses? Viewour upcoming noncredit course.^PDF
• Want a free visit by a Behavioral, Emotional Support and Training (BEST) consultant who will provide you guidance for dealing with children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age exhibiting difficult behaviors? E-mail LaTanya McFadden, Cheryl Townshend, or Angie Antoniak,or call 410-777-2915. View our BEST flier.^PDF

Are you interested in becoming a child care provider:

• By earning your 90-hour child care certification to work as a director or senior staff? 
• By earning a degree,^PDF certificate^PDF or letter of recognition^PDF in early child care education?
• And have already taken the 45-hour pre-service training from OCC approved vendors? You may be eligible to take challenge tests to convert these noncredit classes to credit classes in the degree program. Contact us for more information.
• By earning a Nanny/AuPair certificate?^PDF