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Providers press lawmakers to restore funding for Maryland Child Care Credential Program
Summary
Child‑care providers and advocates urged the Appropriations Committee to restore and stabilize funding for the Maryland Child Care Credential Program (about 10,000 participants pre‑pause); witnesses said the program is essential for workforce retention and quality and requested maintaining FY2024 funding levels into future years.
Advocates, child‑care business owners, and early‑education coalitions told the House Appropriations Committee that the Maryland Child Care Credential Program is a linchpin for workforce development and quality in early care and education.
Delegate Julie Plockett Choucair introduced HB 561 to re‑establish sustained funding for the credential program after a lapse in FY2025. Witnesses described the…
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