Mission: Our mission is to ensure that young children and their families have the resources to learn and succeed.

Programs: Network - established and coordinated the operation of the statewide networks of 21 family support centers that served approximately 2,394 families of infants and toddlers and 12 child care resource centers that serve over 10,043 child care programs.

training & technical assistance - provided approximately 24,807 hours of training and technical asssistance on infant & toddler care, family support, parent leadership, early childhood development, and early childhood best practices to early childhood profressionals, programs, and parents.

locate - maintained exclusive database of all regulated child care programs in maryland, provided phonebased child care referrals to 5,229 parents and facilitated web-based searches for 26,482 users. Compiled data and trends about the demand for and the supply and cost of child care in the state.