Maryland EXCELS Reports Increase in Bonus Recipients

2024-09-05T20:45:27+00:00

Maryland EXCELS reports that in July 2024, the program awarded bonuses to 154 licensed child care centers and registered family child care homes. The bonus amounts range from $1,000 to $13,500 and are awarded to child care programs that publish any quality ratings for the first time, raise their quality ratings, or republish a quality rating of 4 or 5.

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Judy Centers

2022-11-04T14:51:48+00:00

Judy Centers utilize a multigenerational approach to provide wraparound services for families and children, as well as provide professional development for early childhood educators. The Blueprint expands Judy Centers throughout Maryland and includes nine additional Judy Centers each year for the next five fiscal years and 18 per year for the following five fiscal years.

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Maryland EXCELS

2022-11-04T14:52:55+00:00

This program is Maryland's quality rating and improvement system for child care, Head Start, and school-based prekindergarten programs. It helps child care and early education programs increase and maintain quality and assists families in finding quality child care and early education programs.

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Pre-K Expansion Grants

2024-06-03T14:25:24+00:00

The Prekindergarten Expansion Grant is a competitive grant program administered by Maryland State Department of Education. It provides funding for local education agencies and private providers to administer high-quality prekindergarten.

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Child Care Scholarship Program

2023-03-22T15:39:30+00:00

Maryland has raised the income requirements for families from 65% of State Median Income to 75% in the Child Care Scholarship program. Now a family of four can earn up to $90,033 per year and still qualify for assistance.

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