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    « STRONGER TOGETHER | PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY | Main | Child Care Providers Win Historic Contract »
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    07Jul2009

    We Did It -- Child Care Providers Have a Contract!

    DateJul 7, 2009

    We voted by a 30-to-1 margain to approve our first contract with the state and MSDE, and soon it will be signed by Governor O’Malley!

    Providers won an increase in subsidy rates of 3 percent on average; access to important decision-making committees, including the Child Care Advisory Council; and new training and health care advisory committees. Plus, the state will now be held accountable for late payments, and parents will not have their co-pays increased as a result of the agreement.

    Voting in a landslide to ratify the contract (669-24 in favor), we showed that we know it’s time for change in Maryland’s child care subsidy program. We also showed that we believe in ourselves and our ability, working together, to make those changes. We now have to roll up our sleeves and get down to work.

    We need folks to sit on these new committees and help create a strong future for child care in Maryland. Call (866) 623-5707 to get involved!

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