Maryland HB742 funds the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program to support local family child care providers.
Maryland HB742 establishes the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program to provide grants for local programs supporting family child care providers. The Department of Education partners with the Maryland Child Care Resource Network to administer the program. Grants are awarded to counties that sign a memorandum of understanding with a child care resource center. The program aims to support family child care providers, defined as individuals caring for children in a registered family child care home. Funding is allocated for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2026 through 2030.
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