Contact Information:
Office of Child Care Region 7 - Main Office (Washington County)
Maryland State Department of Education
1075C Sherman Avenue
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Main office phone | 301-791-4585 |
Office e-mail | occ7wash.msde@maryland.gov |
Allegany County Field Office
3 Pershing Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
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Garrett County Field Office
430 Weber Road, Suite B
Oakland, MD 21550
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The Office of Child Care, Region 7, would like to invite you to attend Roundtable Listening Sessions for Child Care Providers. These sessions will offer you the opportunity to share your questions and concerns with the Licensing team of OCC Region 7 and receive pertinent updates and information.
We have scheduled several dates for 2022. You may join as many as you wish. In an effort to answer as many questions as possible, please submit any questions that you have to your Licensing Specialist prior to the date of the session that you are attending.
Please use the link below to join us on the scheduled date via Google Hangouts, or use the phone number to dial in.
Google Meet joining info
- Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vwo-tttz-cfz
- Or dial: (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 577 078 333 0123#
- More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vwo-tttz-cfz?pin=5770783330123
All sessions will use the same login information and will be held from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
- November 17, 2022
Family Child Care Orientations:
All Orientations are held through Google Meet from 9am to 12pm and will be held on the following dates. Please contact the office by email at OCC7wash.msde@maryland.gov to register.
- October 19, 2022
- November 16, 2022
- December 21, 2022
Orientations will be held for all counties.
Center orientations:
Will be held by Google Meet from 9 am to 12pm. Please email Jennifer.campbell@maryland.gov to register
- December 14, 2022
Large Family child care homes:
- December 7, 2022
Director's Regulation review:
Will be held by Google Meet. Please email Ruth.lafferty@maryland.gov to register.
- November 15, 2022
Maryland Judiciary Case search – the link has changed. The one the site is no longer working. Please change to this link https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/
To obtain required “local permits” for a child care center license or family child care registration - Click here
For Provider Training (Pre-Service and Continuing) - please click here to find MSDE-approved training courses, trainers and training organizations.
NAME | TITLE | TELEPHONE |
Campbell, Jennifer Jennifer.Campbell@maryland.gov |
Regional Manager | 301-791-4586 |
Myers, Dee Dorothea.Myers@maryland.gov |
Secretary | 301-791-4585 |
Vacant | Licensing Supervisor | 301-791-4069 |
Washington County (Main Office) Fax 301-791-4629 |
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Long, Katharine Katharine.Long@maryland.gov |
Licensing Specialist | 301-791-4592 |
Gaines, Audrey Audrey.Gaines@maryland.gov |
Licensing Specialist | 301-733-8567 |
Gipe, Dawn Dawn.Gipe@maryland.gov |
Licensing Specialist | 301-791-4589 |
Vacant | Licensing Specialist | 301-791-7190 |
Allegany County Field Office Fax: 301-777-5870 |
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Lafferty, Ruth Ruth.Lafferty@maryland.gov |
Lead Licensing Specialist | 301-777-2091 |
Vacant | Licensing Specialist | 301-777-2385 |
Garrett County Field Office (part-time only) Fax: 301-334-5476 430 Weber Rd, Suite B Oakland. MD 21550 |
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Rodeheaver, Dawna Dawna.Rodeheaver@maryland.gov |
Licensing Specialist | 301-334-3426 |