Outreach & Support for Informal Caregivers

Through contracts with the Office of Child Care (OCC), certain programs provide opportunities for informal providers who are paid through the Child Care Subsidy program (also known as "Purchase of Care," or "POC") to improve the quality of care they provide especially in the areas of health, safety, and child development. Opportunities may include support groups, speakers, workshops, seminars, training, mentoring, incentives for participants, and information on state community services.

The following is a list of OCC's outreach & support contractors:

Howard County Department of Citizen Services
Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc.
Southern Maryland Child Care Consortium
Baltimore City Department of Social Services Caregivers

Contact Information

Linda Zang, Chief, Head Start Collaboration and Program Development Branch

Division of Early Childhood Development
Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone:

(410) 767-0140

Email:

lzang@msde.state.md.us

Rolf Grafwallner, Ph.D., Assistant State Superintendent

Division of Early Childhood Development
Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone:

410-767-0335

Email:

lscott@msde.state.md.us

Program Development Branch

	Infants and Toddlers
	Outreach / Support - Informal Caregivers
	Regional Training
	Regional Training Conferences
	Training & Technical Assistance
	Early Childhood Program
	MD After School Program
	MD Child Care Resource Network
	Outreach to Hispanics
	Healthy Child Care MD

Division of Early Childhood Development

	DECD Home Page
	Licensing Branch
	Child Care Subsidy Branch (Purchase of Care Program)
	Credentialing Branch
	Guidelines - Healthy Child Development
	Child Care Resource Centers
	Issues / Complaints