Join Us for Our Annual Fundraiser! We invite you to be part of a special evening with our stakeholders, board members, partners, staff and participating families served by Child Resource Connect. This event offers a wonderful opportunity to support our mission of...
The Joining Voices team is watching for opportunities to engage in these bills this legislative session! We are approaching an important point in the legislative calendar: crossover. This year “crossover” is March 18. If a bill doesn’t pass the House until after March...
We hope that everyone who attended Evening in Annapolis on February 12th had a positive experience. We were so glad to be there, to see you and help carry the messages of our own experience and the experiences of others from around the counties. Thank you to everyone...
Every January, Maryland’s Governor proposes a budget. A budget proposal is a statement of priorities, and child care is in there! The details of the final state budget each year are up to the Delegates and Senators in the General Assembly. Delegates and Senators will...
Every January, Maryland’s Governor proposes a budget. A budget proposal is a statement of priorities, and child care is in there in a big way: $488 million to support the Maryland Child Care Scholarship Program (CCSP), making it Maryland’s largest ever investment in...
The state budget is a crucial opportunity to get things right for the work of child care and the families counting on us in Maryland. The Governor’s budget proposal for child care is a strong start in a challenging time. The final state budget details are up to the...
Whether you are able to attend "Evening in Annapolis for Child Care" on February 12 or your commitments prevent you from being there, we have a way we can join voices and be heard! Joining Voices members and Child Resource Connect staff who are going to be in...
Evening in Annapolis is happening Monday, February 12. We’re so excited to be able to gather in-person and advocate for child care! We look forward to seeing you, whether you’ve done this many times or this will be your first time. Registration Registration is...
Joining Voices 3.21.23March 20th was “crossover” day in the Maryland General Assembly. This is the day that the bills that had moved forward enough in the Maryland Senate “crossed over” to the Maryland House, and the bills that had moved forward enough in the Maryland...
Legislation has been introduced to make improvements and investments to Maryland’s Child Care Scholarship Program. In the House this is HB 495 and in the Senate this is SB 350. In February, the House Ways and Means Committee considered HB 495 but didn’t move it...
Legislation has been introduced in the Maryland House and Senate calling for monthly payments to licensed child care providers who are willing and able to enroll children who receive a subsidy through the Child Care Scholarship Program (CCSP). “Child Care Provider...
Are you ready to reach your Maryland State Senator and State Delegates? Let’s find out their names and how to contact them by email! Go to https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite Find MEMBERS on the red bar, and choose Find My Representatives: On this page, click where...
Children experience healthy child development that is crucial for success in school and in life, in family child care, centers, and school-based early childhood programs. Knowing this, the Kirwan Commission and the “Blueprint” legislation stood strong on a mixed...
You have your “My GA” account – now what? The Maryland House and Senate have a mix of in-person and virtual activities for the 2023 legislative session. We are so glad to see that submitting written testimony online is an option again this year. This means we can be...
Legislation has been introduced in the Maryland House and Senate calling for monthly payments to licensed child care providers who are willing and able to enroll children who receive a subsidy through the Child Care Scholarship Program (CCSP). Check out how it would...
Every January, Maryland’s Governor proposes a budget. A budget proposal is a statement of priorities, and child care is here! Check out pages 18 and 22 of this summary:...
Legislation has been introduced in the Maryland House and Senate calling for monthly payments to licensed child care providers who are willing and able to enroll children who receive a subsidy through the Child Care Scholarship Program (CCSP). “Child Care Provider...
Every January, Maryland’s Governor proposes a budget. The details are up to the Members of the General Assembly who will hold hearings, consider testimony, and make line-by-line decisions about whether and how to invest in child care - and lots of services that help...
December 9, 2022 This year, partners in Maryland came together with two main goals: • Address systemic barriers to affordable, high quality child care in Maryland • Address the challenge of equitable access to state resources through the MSDE child care scholarship...
June 1, 2022 Thanks to your advocacy, sharing your experiences, and showing up in lots of ways, legislators were moved to more action this year and many of those ideas became bills introduced at the start of this year’s legislative session. In between the introduction...
Originally posted February 25, 2022 | Updated March 25, 2022 All your advocacy, your stories, and your experiences have moved Delegates and Senators to introduce what they are calling a “package” of legislation – a set bills to address important pieces of issues of...
Child care legislation will be heard in two committees on Tuesday, March 15! The Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund (SB 0919/HB 0993) will be heard in the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Early Childhood Development – Child Care...
March 9, 2022 The State of the Union Address is an annual speech that the President of the United States delivers to the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate. The speech generally focuses on challenges and achievements for Americans and calls on Congress to take action for...
March 1, 2022 Prince George’s Child Resource Center (PGCRC) has been working tirelessly since 1990 to support parents as they create nurturing environments for their children and child care providers in their efforts to strive for quality in their child care program. ...
Four child care bills will be heard in the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee on Friday, March 4th: HB 933 the Maryland Child Care Working Families Act HB 993 Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund - Established HB 995 Early Childhood Development –...
An important bill is being proposed in Maryland called the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program. House Bill 513 will be considered on February 17th by the House Ways and Means Committee. The purpose of this bill is to: “establish an Infant and Early...
The Maryland House and Senate are putting in place a mix of in-person and virtual activities for this legislative session. We are so glad to see that submitting written testimony online is an option again this year. This means we can be involved right from where we...
February 1, 2022 Each year, the Governor’s budget proposal kicks off the state budget decision-making process. The budget proposal. Get the highlights on our blog! The Maryland General Assembly will review the Governor’s proposal, and then they will make decisions in...
January 28, 2022 Each year, the Governor’s budget proposal kicks off the state budget decision-making process. The budget proposal is about the Governor’s priorities and some highlights for Fiscal Year 2023 include: $50 million in additional stabilization grants to...
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