ISSUE 1 WINTER NOV 2018
From the Director’s Desk By Jennifer A. Nizer, M.Ed. Director, Office of Child Care
There are providers across the State that speak different languages. Does the OCC have forms in different languages? We do! Recently the Licensing Branch had many forms used by providers interpreted into Spanish and Hindi. We are working on adding additional
At the Office of Child Care (OCC), I get many questions about relevant topics that often pertain to the entire child care community. I also have Facebook posts from providers speaking about topics, asking about rumors, and giving each other information that MAY NOT BE TRUE. This is the place where I will try to clarify things that I hear or see so that the provider community can get the factual information directly from the OCC.
languages. We will also have a Child Care
So, here we go…
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Scholarship flyer translated into Spanish, French, Chinese, Amharic and Arabic available soon. Please see the current forms at
earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/childcare-providers/licensing/ Always check back for new and revised forms. We will also send out a link to revised or updated forms
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