Organization on the record
Maryland State Child Care Association
Bills
102
115 for · 5 against · 2 info
Got their outcome
52%
50 of 97 decided
Lobbyists hired
5
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$169,056
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session27 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 281 Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 363 Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 539 Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 543 Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 561 Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 561 Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 635 Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 659 State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 742 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 748 Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Early Childhood Educator Career Ladder for Private Providers - New Pathways | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 748 Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Early Childhood Educator Career Ladder for Private Providers - New Pathways | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 849 Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 849 Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1034 Child Care - Child Abuse and Neglect - Training Requirements | FWAPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1259 Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Prohibitions and Requirements | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Passed both chambers |
| HB 1259 Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Prohibitions and Requirements | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Passed both chambers |
| HB 1321 Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1321 Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1373 State Department of Education - Independent Regulatory Framework for After School and Out of School Time Child Care Programs - Study | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1574 Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 359 Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 467 Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 468 Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 503 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 664 Child Care Scholarship Program - Priority for Child Care Providers | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 672 Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Passed both chambers |
| SB 672 Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Passed both chambers |
2025 Regular Session34 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 150 Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 185 Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 185 Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 389 Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 477 State Department of Education - Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Regulatory Analysis | UNFPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 477 State Department of Education - Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Regulatory Analysis | FWAPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 524 State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 696 State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 785 Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 785 Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 859 Access to Health Insurance for Child Care Professionals - Outreach | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 859 Access to Health Insurance for Child Care Professionals - Outreach | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 862 Child Care Affordability Commission - Establishment | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 911 Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1006 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1122 Office of Child Care Advisory Council - Membership - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1122 Office of Child Care Advisory Council - Membership - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1303 Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1325 Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1343 Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1374 Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) | UNFPDF | Peusch, Christina | Withdrawn |
| HB 1475 Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act) | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1475 Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act) | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 252 Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 452 Child Care Affordability Commission - Establishment | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 462 State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 490 State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 516 Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 516 Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 610 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 611 Access to Health Insurance for Child Care Professionals - Outreach | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 770 Public Schools and Youth Services - Crisis Support and Assistance and Workgroup Study | FWAPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 857 Child Care - Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Modifications and Workgroup | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 868 Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 352 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 | INFOPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 600 Education - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 662 Large Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Child Care Teachers - Minimum Age | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 662 Large Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Child Care Teachers - Minimum Age | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 831 Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1139 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Permanent Establishment | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1195 Child Care Providers - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Indemnity (Elijah's Law) | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1254 Child Care Providers - Criminal History Records Checks and Abuse and Neglect Clearances - Requirements | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1261 Commission on Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Child Care for Children Three Years Old and Younger | FAV | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1314 Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Filing Fees (Right to Start Act) | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1385 Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Providers - Resident and Conditional Teaching Certificates | FAV | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1403 Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes - Age of Children in Care - Alterations | FWA | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1441 Early Childhood Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten Programs - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1441 Early Childhood Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten Programs - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1455 Public Prekindergarten and Child Care Providers - Waiver Action Plan and Assistance Hubs | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 59 Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024) | FWAPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 500 Education - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 500 Education - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 882 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Permanent Establishment | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 882 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Permanent Establishment | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 1102 Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Alterations | FWAPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 206 Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Montessori Schools and Programs | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 495 Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 525 Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 868 Child Care Provider Stabilization Program - Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 888 Education - Prekindergarten Alternative Teacher Preparation Program - Authorization and Reporting | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 1219 Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 350 Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 609 Education - Early Childhood Education Teachers - Qualifications | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 873 Child Care Provider Stabilization Program - Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 881 Child Care Providers and Employees - Bonuses - Alterations | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 893 Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session18 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 89 State Department of Education - Child Care Stabilization Grants | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 89 State Department of Education - Child Care Stabilization Grants | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 513 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Support Services Program - Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 664 Child Care Programs – Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program – Information and Assistance | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 664 Child Care Programs – Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program – Information and Assistance | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 919 Income Tax – Child Tax Credit – Alterations and Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 933 Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations (Maryland Child Care Working Families Act) | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 993 Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund - Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 993 Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund - Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 995 Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations and Study | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1100 Child Care Providers and Employees - Bonuses | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1382 Children - Family Child Care Homes and the Chief Medical Examiner - Use of Video Recording Devices and Reports (Bexley's Law) | UNFPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 480 State Department of Education - Child Care Stabilization Grants | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 782 Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 805 Income Tax – Child Tax Credit – Alterations and Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 806 Child Care Providers and Employees – Bonuses | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 919 Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund - Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 920 Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations and Study | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 392 Family Child Care Homes, Large Family Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers - Early Childhood Screening and Assistance | FWAPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 608 Early Childhood Education - Child Care Provider Support Grant Program (The Child Care Provider Support Act) | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 776 State Department of Education - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project - Study and Report | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 931 Child Care Providers - Notice of Allegations of Child Abuse or Neglect (Aiden's Law) | UNFPDF | Peusch, Christina | Passed both chambers |
| HB 944 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Established | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| HB 1307 Education – Child Care Centers and Youth Development Organizations and Programs (Support Youth Development for School–Age Children Act) | UNFPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 218 Income Tax - Child Tax Credit and Expansion of the Earned Income Credit | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 436 Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 486 Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | INFOPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 890 Early Childhood Education – Child Care Provider Support Grant Program (The Child Care Provider Support Act) | FAVPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
| SB 965 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions | FWAPDF | Peusch, Christina | Did not advance |
