Child Care Centers – Early Childhood Screening and Assistance
What this bill does
Requiring the State Department of Education, by January 1, 2021, to establish guidelines for early childhood developmental screenings for children under the age of 3 years to be used by child care centers for certain purposes; requiring, beginning, July 1, 2021, certain child care centers to offer evaluations for children entering these centers; requiring an employee of each center to provide information to parents and guardians about the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program and provide assistance in contacting a certain agency; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rock, Melissa | Advocates for Children and Youth | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clause, Amy | Brookes Publishing | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gee, Flora | Greenbelt Children's Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Landa, Rebecca | Kennedy Krieger Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jost, Tracy | Kid's Campus Early Learning Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lopez, Christina | MD Associatio for Education for Young Children | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelley, Liz | The Bizzel Group | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | peterson, matt | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rose, Shaun | Rock Spring Children's Center | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | LONDON, RACHEL | MD DD COUNCIL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kasemeyer, Pam | MDAAP | Oral |
| FWA | Peusch, Christina | MSCCA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Macsherry, Clintonlobbyist | Maryland Family Network | Written (PDF) |