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OCC Region XIII - Carroll County
1004 Littlestown Pike
Westminster, MD 21157
REGION XIII -- Upcoming Events and Other Information
OCC-Sponsored Training/Orientations
Call our main telephone number for more information and to register for any of the following events. You may also call for training resources to begin the process:
Family Child Care Orientations (Initial Applicants)
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – MSDE-OCC Office
· Tuesday – January 8, 2008
· Wednesday – February 6, 2008
· Thursday – March 6, 2008
· Tuesday – April 1, 2008
· Wednesday – May 7, 2008
. Thursday – June 5, 2008
· Tuesday – July 1, 2008
. Wednesday - August 6, 2008
· Thursday – September 4, 2008
. Tuesday – October 7, 2008
. Wednesday – November 5, 2008
. Thursday – December 4, 2008
Family Child Care Orientations (Applicants-Second)
To Be Scheduled at time of the initial visit.
Family Child Care Orientations (Current Providers-Second)
No Second Orientations for currently registered providers have been scheduled at this time. Look for future announcements about Provider Roundtables or call our office.
New! PROVIDER ROUNDTABLES - NEW REGULATION CHANGES
February 20, 2008 - Eldersburg Library - 6:30 – 8:30 PM
February 27, 2008 – 6:30 – 8:30 PM - Carroll County Non-Profit Center
CALL OUR OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO REGISTER!
****2008 Administrative Training for Center Directors/Staff****
9:30 am to 12:30 pm – MSDE-OCC Office
February 12, April 8, June 10, August 14, October 14, December 9
Center Orientations will be conducted on an individual basis. If you are interested in opening a center in Carroll County, please call the office to schedule an orientation.
If you are a new applicant, we encourage you to view the applicable licensing regulations before you attend your orientation session. The complete text of Family Day Care (COMAR 13A.14.01), Child Care Center Licensing (COMAR 13A.14.02, and Letters of Compliance (COMAR 13A.14.05) regulations can be downloaded in .pdf format by clicking on the "Regulations" link located at the top right of the screen under the Licensing Branch heading. The "Regulations" link is at the bottom of the list.
Helpful Phone Numbers:
- Child Care Choices
- Business Office: 800-753-6841 or 301-662-4549
(Frederick and Carroll Co)
- Locate - for Parents in need of child care --
877-230-7422 or 301-695-4508
- Carroll County Resource Center (Training Center) 410-751-2917
- Carroll County Department of Social Services
- Child Protective Services -- 410-386-3434
- Purchase of Care (POC) Voucher Office -- 410-386-3358
- Carroll County Family Child Care Association –410-239-1416·
- Early Childhood Educators Association – Center Association
410-857-6177
410-876-3713
Helpful Web Sites:
· Consumer Products Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov
· Maryland Committee for Children www.mdchildcare.org
· Communicable Disease Fact Sheets http://mdpublichealth.org/edcp/html/cdindex.html
IMPORTANT NOTICE: In 2003, Maryland 's Child Passenger Safety Law changed to provide more protection for children. Under this change, all children younger than 6 years old, regardless of weight, or who weigh 40 pounds or less, regardless of age, must be secured in a federally approved child safety seat according to the safety seat and vehicle manufacturers' instructions. If you would like to learn more about this law, or would like information on selecting or using child safety seats, please call Maryland Kids in Safety Seats (Maryland KISS) at 410-767-6016 or log on to www.mdkiss.org.
PROVIDERS, PLEASE NOTE!
All family child care registration applicants and providers who wish to care for children under the age of 2 years must first complete an OCC-approved SIDS training course.
OCC-approved SIDS training is available through:
· Colleges and universities
· The 45 clock-hour Infant/Toddler course
· Local health departments
· Child Care Resource and Referral Centers
· Abilities Network - Project ACT
· Certain workshops and courses offered by
OCC-approved trainers and training agencies
(check with your OCC regional licensing
office for a listing)
Approved training is also available online at the following websites:
- http://www.educarer.org - "SIDS Course" - The course itself is free, but the certificate of completion (which you will need in order to document compliance with the training requirement) costs $10.
- http://www.carecourses.com - "Infant Safety E-Course" - The course costs $10, but this includes the fee for a certificate. Please note that these online courses are produced in other states. However, the course contents are fully approved by OCC as meeting Maryland child care requirements.
Please note that these online courses are produced in other states. However, the course contents are fully approved by OCC as meeting Maryland child care requirements.
OCC Regional Licensing Offices also conduct SIDS training sessions for providers. There is no cost for these sessions. Please contact your Regional Office for more information.
If you would like information about OCC's:
· Child Care Subsidy Branch, click HERE
· Credentialing Branch, click HERE
· Program Development Branch, which administers the Child Care Quality Incentive Grant and the Family Day Care Provider Grant Program, click HERE
…or, if you would like to explore a variety of Internet sites containing a wide range of child care-related information of particular interest to parents and child care professionals, click HERE
OCC Region XIII Staff
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