Resources and Links
Federal
States
Maryland
- Maryland State Department of Education
- State Board of Education
- Division of Early Childhood
- Office of Child Care
- Licensing Regulations
- Licensing Manuals
- COMAR Online
- Office of Child Care Advisory Council
- Organizational Structure / Directory
- Maryland Register (proposed regulation changes are published here for public comment)
- Montgomery County
Maryland Family Network
- Public Policy Handbook and other advocacy resources
- Resources for Child Care Providers and Child Care Demographics
Studies and Reports
- Caring for Our Children (national standards for best practices)
- Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth to Age 8: A Unifying Foundation (2015)
- Early Childhood Workforce Index 2016
- New America Care Report 2016
- EPI – It’s Time for an Ambitious National Investment in America’s Children (2016)
- Modeling the Cost of Child Care in the District of Columbia
- OLO Report: Child Care in Montgomery County (2016)
- A Comprehensive Analysis of Prekindergarten in Maryland (2016)
- OLO Report: Pre-K in Montgomery County and Other Jurisdictions (2017)
- Toward the 21st Century: A Child Care Action Plan for Montgomery County (1989 Child Care Strategic Plan)
Montgomery County Requirements
*NOTE: Minimum Wage and Sick & Safe Leave Requirements have been changing at the State and County levels. The County’s minimum wage increases to $13 July 1, 2019, $14 July 1, 2020 and $15 July 1, 2021 (employers under 51 employees have a few more years to get to $15/hr depending on your size). Please check the links below to see the details:
- Montgomery County Office of Human Rights (safe & sick leave and minimum wage resources)
- New Sick Leave Requirements (effective October 2016); Guidance for MoCo Employers (2018)
ChildCareAdvocacy.Org 