State Profile | Maryland

The Afterschool Investments project has developed profiles for each state to provide a snapshot of the "state of afterschool," as well as an opportunity to compare afterschool activities across the country. This profile provides key data and descriptions of the afterschool landscape, which includes a range of out-of-school time programming that can occur before and after school, on weekends, and during summer months. It is designed to serve as a resource for policymakers, administrators, and providers.

• Quick Facts
• Statewide Initiatives
• Notable Local Initiatives
• Statewide Organizations
• Additional Resources
• Notes and Sources

Quick Facts

Demographics

For more demographic information, visit http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/index.html

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

CCDF Administrative Overview

Settings

Where CCDF-Subsidy school age-children are served:

Uses of CCDF Targeted Funds and Quality Dollars for Afterschool

"Resource and referral and school-age" targeted funds:
Funds may be used for the Maryland Child Care Resource Network, which is comprised of a statewide coordinating entity and twelve regional centers throughout the state that provide core functions of resource and referral services.  Services provided by the network include helping parents locate child care, providing technical assistance to current and prospective child care providers, offering training to child care providers and consumer education to parents, providing technical assistance to employers to help them meet the child care needs of their employees, collecting data on the child care needs of families and employers, and collecting and reporting on the status of child care programs.  The Network conducts the child care market rate survey data that is used to determine the Child Care Subsidy rates.

Other quality activities:
Funds may be used for comprehensive consumer education, grants or loans to providers to assist in meeting state and local standards, and for monitoring licensing and regulatory requirements.  They can also be used for professional development, improving childcare providers’ salaries, activities promoting inclusive childcare, and for youth focused health programs.

Provider Reimbursement Rates

Tiered Reimbursement Rate System:
Maryland’s tiered reimbursement system is a voluntary program and is based on four levels.  Level One is basic licensing and does not carry any additional subsidy payment above the established rate. The components of the program are program accreditation, staff credentialing, learning environment, parent involvement, program evaluation, staff compensation, and continued training. 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care

Program Licensing Policies

Exemptions apply to schools during the hours in which an instructional program is offered.

Systems/Quality Supports

21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)

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Statewide Initiatives

• The Maryland Out of School Time Network is comprised of community members and organized groups working to collectively campaign for: 1) resources, 2) training, and 3) effective policies to ensure all children and youth in Maryland have access to activities in the out of school hours that enable them to achieve in all stages of their development. The network provides a place to exchange information, test out new ideas, share best practice information, and develop and implement a movement that successfully convinces policy makers to make the network’s goals a reality. The network is made possible through a founding grant and leadership from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and matched by local investors.

  For more information, visit http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org

Governor’s Office of Children:

• The Children’s Cabinet Interagency Fund provides support for a variety of family and community services. As fiscal agent for the fund, the Maryland State Department of Education receives direction from the Governor’s Office of Children, which has served as the fund’s administrator on behalf of the Children’s Cabinet since its inception in 1990.  The fund is distributed through the Local Management Board (LMB) in each county.  In FY 2009, $5.16 million dollars were directed toward out-of-school time programs. 

• The Spotlight on Positive Youth Development Initiative (SPYD) is a joint venture, funded by the Center for Disease Control, with the National 4-H organization and University of Arizona. The goal of SPYD is for states to assess their progress in training around positive youth development, and how state and local agencies can collaborate on positive youth development and infuse it in their programs and policies. The Maryland State team includes representatives from the Governor’s Office for Children, University of Maryland’s 4-H Program, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, The Maryland Out of School Time Network and the Maryland State Department of Education.  

  For more information, visit http://www.ocyf.state.md.us/SPYD.html

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Notable Local Initiatives

• The After-School Institute (TASI) was established in 1999 as a citywide, capacity-building organization linked to the Safe and Sound Campaign’s After-School Strategy. As of 2007, TASI has expanded to serve Montgomery County under a contract with Montgomery County Collaboration Council. The After-School Institute strengthens the program delivery of community/school-based organizations serving youth ages 6-18 by building academic, athletic, artistic, civic/social, intellectual, and political competencies of youth through practitioner development.
  
  For more information, visit: http://www.afterschoolinstitute.org
• Baltimore’s Safe & Sound Campaign: Baltimore Out of School Time Initiative (BOOST): Building on the success of the After School Strategy, Safe & Sound is advancing Baltimore’s Out of School Time initiative (BOOST) to build greater investment, elevate public awareness and identify additional resource partners for quality programs that provide essential supports to young people in the out of school hours (afterschool and summer.)  Each year the Safe & Sound Campaign creates, presents and organizes support for the Opportunity Budget which puts forward an investment strategy for Baltimore City to increase affirmative opportunities in result areas important to the health and well being of families and children.  For the FY2010 budget, the Mayor has continued the investment in afterschool opportunities at $4.5 million dollars, with an additional $2.7 million dollars for summer jobs.
  
  For more information, visit: http://www.Boostbaltimore.org

• Excel Beyond the Bell is a public-private partnership in Montgomery County dedicated to ensuring all children and youth in the county have access to high quality, safe and enriching out-of-school time programs that build brighter future.  In July 2007, the Montgomery County Collaboration Council was funded by the County Executive and the County Council to create an umbrella structure to coordinate, strengthen and leverage funding for out-of-school time programming for children and youth in the county. The Collaboration Council consulted with county leaders, nonprofit organizations and advocates to developing this structure, a funding mechanism and a brand identity for out-of-school activities.  Excel Beyond the Bell has an articulated Action Agenda and has developed an Excel Beyond the Bell Fund in collaboration with the Montgomery County Community Foundation. The County currently invests $7.3 million dollars in out of school time programs.

  For more information, visit: http://www.excelbeyondthebell.org

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Statewide Organizations

Statewide AfterSchool Network:

Maryland Out of School Time Network
2 East Read Street, Third Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Email: info@mdoutofschooltime.org
Web: http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org

National AfterSchool Association Affiliate:

Maryland School Age Child Care Alliance
PO Box 4811
Timonium, MD 21094-4811
Phone: 410-484-6220
Email: sstenner@comcast.net

Statewide Child Care Resource & Referral Network:

Maryland Committee for Children, Inc
608 Water Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-752-7588
Fax: 410-752-6286
Email: mcc@md.childcare.org
Web: http://mdchildcare.org/mdcfc/mcc.html

The After-School Institute (TASI)
600 Reisterstown Road, Suite 512
Pikesville, MD 21208
Phone: 410-580-0750
Email: info@afterschoolinstitute.org
Web: http://www.afterschoolinstitute.org

Baltimore’s Safe & Sound Campaign
2 East Read Street, Third Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-625-7976
Web: http://www.safeandsound.org
Web: http://www.Boostbaltimore.org

Montgomery County Collaboration Council
7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 600
Rockville, MD, 20855
Phone: 301-610-0147
Web: http://www.collaborationcouncil.org
Web: http://www.excelbeyondthebell.org

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Additional Resources

State Child Care Administrators:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=ccdf

State TANF Contacts:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/states/tanf-dr.htm

21st Century Community Learning Centers Contacts:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/contacts.html

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Notes and Sources

Demographics

Total population, 2008: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008, U.S. Census Bureau.

Number of children ages 5-12, 2008: Estimates of the Resident Population by Single-Year of Age and Sex for the United States and States: July 1, 2007, U.S. Census Bureau.

Percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch rate, 2006: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Note: Most recent data.

Percent of K-12 students in Title I "schoolwide" schools, 2006: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Schools enrolling at least 40 percent of students from poor families are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school. Note: Most recent data.

Child Care and Development Fund

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the largest federal funding source for child care. States receive a funding allocation determined by formula and have broad flexibility to design programs that provide child care subsidies for low-income children under the age of 13 and to enhance the quality of child care for all children. Federal CCDF funding consists of mandatory, matching, and discretionary funds. Federal law requires that states spend at least 4 percent of their CCDF funds as well as additional targeted funds on activities to improve the quality and availability of child care. CCDF administrative data in this and the following sections is from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Care Bureau, as reported by States, unless otherwise noted.

FFY09 CCDF Allocation: Funding allocations are based on appropriation and do not reflect any reallotted or redistributed funds that may occur at a later date.

FFY09 state MOE plus match: In order to receive Federal matching funds, a state must expend Maintenance of Effort funds. Note that this does not capture actual expenditures, only the minimum required to draw down all available federal funds.

FFY09 Tribal CCDF Allocation: Federal CCDF Funds are awarded directly to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriates an additional $2 billion in one-time CCDF Discretionary funding available to State, Territory and Tribal Lead Agencies in FY09 as part of the economic stimulus package.

FFY07 total quality expenditures: This data includes FY07 and prior year funds expended for quality from each of the CCDF funding streams (mandatory, matching, and discretionary) and expenditures under targeted funds for infant and toddler, school-age care and resource and referral. This figure provides information obtained from state financial reports submitted for FY07.

Uses of CCDF Targeted Funds and Quality Dollars for Afterschool: Portions of CCDF discretionary funds are targeted specifically for resource and referral and school-age child care activities as well as for quality expansion. (These funds are in addition to the required 4 percent minimum quality expenditure.)

Maximum rate for school-age category: Rates are listed for center-based care, family child care, and license exempt programs; where rates vary by region or county, the rate for the most populated urban area is given.

Standardized monthly school-age rate: Monthly rate for a child, age 8, in care after school during the school year at a center in the most costly district for four hours per day, 20 days per month. Calculated (in the lowest tier of a tiered system) using information from the FY2008-2009 State CCDF Plan, including rate structures, as submitted to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

Separate subsidy rates for different age ranges and Tiered Reimbursement Rate Systems: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Child Care Bureau. Report of State Plans FY2008-2009.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care

In addition to spending TANF funds directly on child care, a state may transfer up to 30 percent of its TANF grant to CCDF. Expenditures represent TANF funds spent in FY07 that were awarded in FY07 and prior years. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, available at: In addition to spending TANF funds directly on child care, a state may transfer up to 30 percent of its TANF grant to CCDF. Expenditures represent TANF funds spent in FY07 that were awarded in FY07 and prior years. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/data/2007/tanf_2007.html.

Program Licensing Policies

States with separate school-age licensing standards and states with specialized requirements for child care centers serving school-age children: National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) and National Association for Regulatory Administration, 2007 Child Care Licensing Study, see: http://www.naralicensing.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=160.

Ratio of children to adults in school-age setting: Data from the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), available at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov.

School-based, school-age programs exempt from licensing: Research conducted by Afterschool Investments, March 2008.

Systems/Quality Supports

School-age credential: NCCIC, State Professional Development System Credentials for Individuals, see: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/pd-credentials.html.

Statewide quality rating system: NCCIC, Quality Rating Systems: Definitions and Statewide Systems, see: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/qrs-defsystems.html.

Statewide afterschool network: National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks, see: http://www.statewideafterschoolnetworks.net/.

21st Century Community Learning Centers

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program is a state formula grant. Funds flow to states based on their share of Title I, Part A funds. Data from the U.S. Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Office and the 21st CCLC Profile and Performance Information Collection System as of July 2009.

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The Child Care Bureau awarded a technical assistance contract to The Finance Project for the Afterschool Investments project. The goals of the Afterschool Investments project include:

• Identifying ways that state and communities are using Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidy and quality dollars to support out-of-school time programs, and sharing these practices and approaches with other states;
• Identifying administrative and implementation issues related to CCDF investments in out-of-school time programs, and providing information and context (about barriers, problems, opportunities) as well as practical tools that will help CCDF administrators make decisions; and
• Identifying other major programs and sectors that are potential partners for CCDF in supporting out-of-school time programs and providing models, strategies, and tools for coordination with other programs and sectors.

Contact Us:

Email:
afterschool@financeproject.org

Web:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/

The Finance Project
1401 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-587-1000
Web: www.financeproject.org

The Afterschool Investments project's State Profiles are designed to provide a comprehensive overview of noteworthy State and local initiatives across the country. Inclusion of an initiative in the Profiles does not represent an endorsement of a particular policy or practice.