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The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) assists low-income families in obtaining child care so they can work or attend training/education. The program also fosters the quality of child care and promotes coordination among early childhood development and afterschool programs.
The Blueprint granted all three- and four-year-old children from families earning incomes at or below 300% Federal Poverty Level access to high-quality full-day Pre-K at no cost.
Maryland has a network of 24 Patty Centers (formerly named Family Support Centers) in 14 counties that offer free, educational and health-related services to parents and their children ages birth through three.
The Patty Centers provide services designed to: