Central objective: family child care — practical, step-by-step guidance to start and run a licensed home daycare within the early childhood education and child care center field. Supporting elements include in-depth articles (How to Open a Family Child Care Home in Maryland; CDA training for Baltimore City and County; Maryland home daycare requirements), downloadable resources (CDA portfolio handbook, staff qualifications & ratios, mixed-ages curriculum, illnesses & reportable disease guidelines), and direct links to trainings and job opportunities.