Grant opportunity · Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood

Maryland Accreditation Support Fund

Up to $2,500 per award

About this opportunity

Maryland's Accreditation Support Fund, administered by the Maryland State Department of Education's Division of Early Childhood through Maryland Excels (the state's quality rating and improvement system), provides financial support to help licensed child care centers and registered family child care homes cover costs associated with pursuing state or national accreditation. The fund includes two tracks: (1) National Accreditation Support covers required application fees for initial applications, renewals, and annual updates — Family Child Care providers may apply as a first step toward NAFCC accreditation; recognized accrediting bodies include AMS, AMI/USA, AIMS, AWSNA, Cognia, COA/ASA, Lumen, MSDE, MSA-CESS, NAC, NAEYC, NAFCC, and NECPA; (2) Maryland Program Accreditation Support cover…

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for-profit, non-profit

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