The Division of Early Childhood held a public hearing session on the proposed plan for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The public session was an opportunity for interested parties to publicly provide comments on what the Division should include in the plan, including current and future goals. The CCDF plan focuses on providing quality child care services and subsidies for low income families.

MSDE held a Public Hearing on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. 

Those who could not attend the Public Hearings or preferred to send comments in writing were invited to submit written comments online by June 13, 2024 5:00 p.m. or by US Mail.

Questions can be directed to Keisha Maxwell at keisha.maxwell@maryland.gov.

• 2022-2024 CCDF Plan  - Review this plan to make comments, suggestions or propose changes that should be made to the 2025-2027 CCDF Plan.
• 2025-2027 CCDF Plan (Template) - This template describes the Child Care and Development Fund program to be administered by Maryland for the period from 10/1/2021 to 9/30/2024, as provided for in the applicable statutes and regulations.
• 2025-2027 Plan (Draft) - Please Note: This document is a draft and provided as a courtesy for public comment.  This document is not to be considered final and all information contained herein is subject to change upon further review.
• 2025-2027 Final CCDF Plan