Family Child Care Alliance of Maryland

08/18/2026

🌟 Family Child Care Providers, Take Note! 🌟

Want PreK funding, coaching, and support built right into your program? Join our first ASPIRE Recruitment Webinar for the 2027-2028 year!

Learn how ASPIRE PreK can work for you, from eligibility to funding to getting started.

📅 Thursday August 20th 6:30pm
💻 Virtual, free to attend

👉 Register now: https://www.aspireprek.org/webinars

Future dates are also available for registration!

Informational webinars for ASPIRE PreK

07/22/2026

✨ The Magic of AI: Practical AI for Family Child Care ✨

Curious about AI but not sure where to begin? This friendly, hands-on virtual workshop is designed just for family child care educators, no experience needed.

In one session, you'll learn to use tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude to save time on the real work of running your program: family communications, lesson plans, documentation, and more.

What you'll walk away with:
📧 Faster, warmer family newsletters and updates
📝 Fresh lesson and activity ideas whenever you need them
📋 Help writing observations and progress notes
🧩 Ideas for adapting activities to each child's needs
⏰ More time back for the children, less for repetitive writing
✨ Confidence using AI tools responsibly and ethically

Who it's for: whether you're brand new to AI or have already tried a tool or two, you'll leave able to use these tools with confidence.

📅 Choose your session:
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 5:30-8:30 PM
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 5:30-8:30 PM
Live on Zoom · 3 clock hours · $25 registration fee · Limited to 25 attendees per session

👉 Save your seat:

06/12/2026

ISO PreK Instructional Coach for LTR. Must love travel and children.

Okay, if you sang that all the way through (or hummed it, no judgment), you’re already our kind of person. That one came from our coach and resident artist, who is also, not coincidentally, we suspect, married to a magician. And she’s just one of the genuinely quirky, wonderful bunch you’d be ...

12/10/2025

Some thoughts from our Director to OpenAI:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/billhudson2015_i-wanted-to-share-something-were-working-activity-7404207193052512256-urk3utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAAFd624BMlLu_SHAa1kmesdxBM5JwtZ-Mwk

I wanted to share something we’re working on. OpenAI recently announced free ChatGPT access for K to 12 teachers, which is great news. We’re asking them to extend that same access to PreK and early childhood educators, who are working with children during the years when the brain grows the faste...

10/21/2025

Thinking about offering PreK in your family child care program? Join our next ASPIRE PreK recruiting webinar this Thursday. You’ll learn what it takes, what support you’ll have, and how ASPIRE helps you deliver high-quality PreK right from your home.
If you already follow our work, please share this with another provider who might be ready for the next step. Go here to register or find out more about future webinars.

https://www.aspireprek.org/webinars

09/12/2025

🚀Licensed Maryland Family Child Care Providers—PreK starts with you!
ASPIRE PreK offers coaching, resources, and support to help you bring high-quality PreK into your program.
📅Free webinars are coming up—choose the date that works best for you and register today:
👉aspireprek.org/webinars

08/27/2025

The start of the 2025-26 school year marks our fifth straight year of record-breaking growth for ASPIRE PreK.
We’re now partnering with 98 family child care programs across 18 counties, supporting more than 500 state-funded PreK seats. That means hundreds of children across Maryland are getting a strong start in school—and doing so in the warm, home-based settings that family child care offers.
When we started this journey, many doubted whether family child care could play a meaningful role in state PreK expansion. Five years later, the results speak for themselves. Our educators are proving every day that quality, equity, and community go hand in hand.
Thanks to the educators who make it happen, the families who trust us, and the partners who believe in this work.

06/16/2025

🚨 We're Hiring an Instructional Coach! 🚨
FCCAMD is on the lookout for one incredible early childhood professional to join our ASPIRE PreK team. This is your chance to coach, collaborate, and make a real difference in the lives of family child care educators and the children they serve. 💡💛

📍 Based in Maryland (remote work + weekly provider visits)
💼 Full-time | Permanent | Grant-funded
💰 $59,000–$64,000 + full benefits
🕒 Start: As soon as we meet the right person!

We’re looking for someone reflective, relationship-driven, and ready to help shape a statewide PreK initiative from the ground up. If that sounds like you—or someone you know—don’t wait!

👉 Tap the link in bio or head to fccamd.org/coach to apply.

06/16/2025

🎯 Now Hiring: ONE Exceptional Instructional Coach! 🎯
Love early childhood education? Passionate about supporting educators? Dream of a job where your coaching changes lives—and your coworkers are smart, funny, and genuinely supportive?

Welcome to the Family Child Care Alliance of Maryland (FCCAMD).
We’re looking for one full-time Instructional Coach to join our growing ASPIRE PreK team.

💡 This job is for you if you’re ready to:
✔️ Build powerful coaching relationships with family child care educators
✔️ Visit educators weekly and support them virtually
✔️ Use data to drive decisions (but still lead with heart)
✔️ Help shape a growing statewide PreK initiative from the ground up
✔️ Be part of a team that values trust, flexibility, and your voice

📍 Location: Maryland-based (remote + weekly local travel)
💼 Position: Full-time, permanent
💰 Salary: $59,000–$64,000 + benefits
📅 Start Date: As soon as possible—but we’re waiting for the right person

✨ Bonus points if you’re reflective, organized, collaborative, and believe that great coaching is part cheerleader, part strategist, and part co-conspirator in the name of quality early learning.

🔗 Apply now: https://www.fccamd.org/coach

Tag a colleague, share with your network, or raise your hand if this sounds like you!

Purpose-Driven Impact: You’ll partner with talented family child care educators and help children light up with “aha!” moments. Watching providers transform into confident teachers (and seeing kids thrive) is our daily reward.

05/20/2025

📢 Big Things Are Happening in Family Child Care!

Family Child Care providers are building the future—one child at a time. From expanding PreK readiness to creating nurturing home-based environments, we see so much innovation and heart in this work. 💙