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If you are in the Child Care Payment Provider program and need to find a provider that accepts your CCPP voucher, check the “Accepts MDHS Subsidy Children” box before you click “Search.”
Licensed child care providers are licensed by the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH). These providers must adhere to health and safety regulations. Unlicensed providers are monitored annually by the MSDH but are not licensed by MSDH.
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Finding an early care and learning environment that is right for your child is an important decision. Learn more below about different child care services available in Mississippi and what to look for when selecting an early care and education environment for your child.
CCPP-Approved Child Care Provider
A CCPP-approved child care provider refers to any private child care provider that is eligible to serve children and families participating in the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) of the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS). CCPP-approved providers must complete an application and approval process with MDHS in order to begin receiving reimbursement for the provision of services to CCPP-participating families. CCPP-approved providers must reapply for approval each year. If you have been approved to receive child care assistance through CCPP, you must choose a CCPP-approved provider in order to receive the benefit.
Additional Provider Requirements
In addition to the requirements above, all providers, regardless of setting must complete an application to be designated a Standard Center. To be classified as a standard center, a child care center must be licensed and meet minimum federal and state standards.
Standard centers will operate above licensure expectations in two ways:
- All staff must go through mandatory training as required by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014.
- All staff must have 15 hours of continuing professional development each year as prescribed by the act. The professional-development areas include:
- health and safety;
- educational standards and best practices;
- recognizing signs, symptoms, or behaviors of child abuse and neglect;
- professional development that addresses social-emotional and behavioral development, mental health, expulsion, and exclusionary discipline practices in child care settings; and
- developmental and behavioral screenings.
The curriculum implemented in these centers must align with the state early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers and the state early learning standards for three- and four-year-olds. These centers must also engage in an annual self-assessment process. This self-assessment helps providers identify the strengths of their program. In addition, the self-assessment process allows providers to locate opportunities for growth within their program. Child care programs with the Standard Designation are involved in continuous efforts to review their programs and access resources to provide the highest level of quality possible.
Search for CCPP-approved providers. On the search page, select the “Accepts MDHS Subsidy Children” box before submitting your search.
Early Learning Collaboratives
The Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013 (PDF) authorized and directed Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to implement a unique prekindergarten program in Mississippi. Colloquially known as “Collaboratives,” funding is disbursed each year from MDE to a lead partner (a public school district or nonprofit entity), which serves as a fiscal and administrative agent for a group of public and private care providers in Mississippi who are dedicated to delivering high-quality care.
There are currently 11 state-funded early learning collaboratives comprised of a school district, Head Start agencies (if available), child care centers, and private nonprofit organizations. Learn more about early learning collaboratives from MDE.
Head Start & Early Head Start
Eligible children may attend prekindergarten at Head Start and Early Head Start (HS/EHS) centers.
Head Start currently serves 21 counties in Mississippi; Early Head Start serves 63 counties across the state.
Eligibility
Eligibility for HS/EHS is determined by household income and the child’s exposure to other social and environmental risk factors. HS/EHS emphasize a comprehensive approach to promoting each child’s health and development. Enrollment eligibility is dependent on the parent’s or guardian’s compliance with home visits and other supplemental experiences outside of the classroom.
Head Start/Early Head Start Standards
HS/EHS centers must meet national performance standards set by the Office of Head Start. These standards are high and considered a benchmark for delivering high-quality care nationwide. HS/EHS grantees receive funds directly from the Office of Head Start in the United States Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and must comply with the administrative requirements, auditing requirements, and operational procedures set forth by ACF.
Learn More about Head Start and Early Head Start
- Visit Mississippi Head Start Association
- How eligibility is determined and how to apply for Head Start
- Visit the United States Office of Head Start
In-Home Care
An in-home caregiver is someone who comes to, or lives in, your home. The caregiver can be a relative, friend, or someone you pay to come to your home.
Why In-Home Care
Reasons you may want in-home care:
- In-home care may be less expensive than other kinds of care if you have three or more children needing care.
- If your child needs special care because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem.
- Your infant or toddler needs care at night.
- You need only after-school care.
In-home care can be costly, especially if you have only one or two children and are paying someone for full-time care. In-home care providers are not regulated by any state agency. Some in-home care providers belong to professional organizations or have completed certification or degree programs.
Interviewing In-Home Caregivers
In interviewing in-home caregivers, you will want to find out about their training and experience, their attitude toward children, and their ability to meet any unique needs of your child. At the very least, parents should be sure any caretaker they accept into their home has completed basic CPR and first-aid training and can pass a background check. Learn more about how to request a background check in Mississippi. You may also request a background check on a potential caretaker through a number of third-party sites.
Licensed Child Care Center
A licensed child care center refers to a private facility that provides care to children while parents are working or unavailable to care for their children.
Child care centers typically group children of similar ages and offer some type of programming throughout the day. Some centers provide age-appropriate educational services, although this is not required in order for the facility to operate. These facilities are licensed by MSDH and must adhere to regulations regarding child care. Health and safety of the children in these settings is a priority.
Licensed Child Care Home
A licensed child care home is when an independent owner/operator provides care to children in their own home while parents are working or unavailable to care for their children. These providers may care for 12 or fewer children who are not related to the provider within the third degree and who are younger than 13 years old.
Typically some type of programming is provided throughout the day. Some providers in this setting provide age-appropriate educational services, though this is not required in order for the home to operate. These facilities are licensed by the Mississippi State Department of Health and must adhere to regulations regarding child care. Health and safety of the children in these settings is a priority.
Private Child Care
Private Child Care is provided by the individual owner(s) and/or operator(s) of a small- or medium-sized business.
There are around 1,900 private child care providers in Mississippi. Services are provided in the owner’s or operator’s home or at a facility. Most private child care providers (around 1,600) are regulated by the Division of Child Care Facilities Licensure at the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) to provide a minimum standard of health and safety in the care environment. Staff working in a licensed private child care setting and all individuals living in a licensed child care home must pass a comprehensive background check.
Additionally, all child care staff working in a licensed setting must complete orientation training regarding basic health and safety issues in child care. MSDH and the Mississippi Department of Human Services offer a number of professional development and technical assistance opportunities to private child care providers to support their role in the care and education of Mississippi children.
Public Prekindergarten
Public prekindergarten services are offered in 72 school districts in Mississippi. These classrooms are regulated by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and are funded through a combination of state and federal funds. Seats in these classrooms are limited but are available at no cost to parents of children who live in the school district. Many school districts also offer special education services to prekindergarten children. Learn more about public prekindergarten in Mississippi.
Registered Family Child Care Home
A registered family child care home refers to a private child care setting in which an individual is paid by parents to care for their children while they are working or unavailable. This setting occurs in the child care provider’s home and provides small-group (five or fewer children) care in a home-like environment.
These homes are not licensed, monitored, or otherwise regulated by the Mississippi State Department of Health. Minimal information is maintained about these programs by the Mississippi Department of Human Services to assist in emergency preparedness only. All family child care home providers who are approved to accept Child Care Payment Program recipients are registered.
Unregistered Family Child Care Provider or Unlicensed Child Care Facility
An unregistered family child care provider or unlicensed child care facility refers to a private child care setting in which an individual or organization is paid by parents to care for their children while they are working or unavailable. Unregistered care providers are not monitored or regulated by the Mississippi State Department of Health or the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Unlicensed providers are monitored annually by the MSDH but are not licensed by MSDH.
NOTE: It is unlawful for any person to provide care-for-pay for more than five children at one time who are not related to the adult within the third degree.
The best child care environment for your child is the environment that best responds to your child’s needs. Cost and location are important factors, as are the qualifications of staff, the activities offered, and the ability of the provider to meet the unique needs of each child. Child care settings should offer a variety of activities for your child, both alone and with other children. Activity settings must be designed for safety.
Learn more about choosing the right care for your child using the Mississippi Department of Health’s Child Care Facilities Licensure Branch. This part of MSDH inspects and monitors day care facilities and youth camps, sets standards for their safe operation, and ensures that a healthy and nutritious environment is created for children’s early development.
MS Dept. of Health’s Child Care Facilities Licensure Branch
Once you have selected a child care provider, remain involved. Talk regularly with your child care provider about activities, your child’s development and behavior, and any other concerns you, your caregiver, or your child may have. Drop in on the program at different times and assess how things are going.
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Finding Child Care – JHU Human Resources
We offer a host of helpful tools for families in need of child care, including access to the LOCATE: Child Care resource and referral service, free premium membership to Care.com, backup care, and preferential admission relationships with our child care center partners.
Licensed Child Care in Maryland
Our LOCATE: Child Care partnership allows you to receive individual counseling to assess your child care needs and then be matched with available services in Maryland.
Once you’re registered, you’ll be matched with available services, and receive referrals to registered family child care providers and licensed group programs, as well as follow-up assistance until placement is found. LOCATE also provides materials on specialized child care options and services, federal income tax credits for families, and Maryland state financial assistance programs.
Services Offered
LOCATE’s database includes all Maryland-registered family child care providers and licensed group programs, such as full-day centers, preschool and Head Start programs, public pre-K programs, private kindergartens, school-age programs, summer programs and camps. Read more on the LOCATE website, or follow the steps below to register and request service.
Enhanced information and referral services include:
- Direct access to information about all registered and licensed child care programs throughout Maryland
- Confidential, individual counseling and assessment of child care needs to match those needs with available services
- Referrals to child care providers with immediate vacancies or potential future openings
- Service for families whose children have cognitive, motor, medical, or social challenges, including behavior
- Information on choosing the best child care for your situation
- Materials on specialized child care options and services (nanny and au pair agencies, transportation services, etc. ), federal income tax credits for families, and financial assistance programs in Maryland
- Follow-up assistance until placement is found or all resources are exhausted
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How do I register?
Complete and submit the LOCATE: Child Care Registration Form. LOCATE Corporate Enhanced Referral Service will contact you as soon as possible. You may also contact LOCATE at 1-800-999-0120, or [email protected].
JHU partners with three high-quality Baltimore-area child care centers that give admission and wait list priority to JHU faculty, staff, and students, and scholarships are available for eligible families to help pay for tuition. We also have relationships with other quality centers that offer wait list priority to Hopkins affiliates.
Learn more.
Care.Com Premium Membership
Considering hiring a caregiver to provide child care in your home? You can either identify and hire an in-home provider yourself or use a professional in-home placement agency.
Care.com Premium Membership from Care@Work
Care.com is an online family care platform that connects families with caregivers, including those who provide in-home care. Detailed profiles, references, and background checks are a few of the services Care.com provides to help you find and select the best care available. All full-time JHU faculty and staff get a free premium membership to Care.com’s online platform as part of their benefits package. Care.com also handles JHU’s requests for backup child care and eldercare.
You receive a free premium membership with unlimited access to the Care.com, which is the largest online community for care. (A savings of $145 a year.) With this membership, you can enjoy all the privileges that come with a premium membership:
- Find help for regular and planned care needs for child care, adult and senior care, pet care, housekeeping, and tutoring
- Search detailed profiles that include experience, availability, reviews and ratings
- Post jobs detailing your family’s needs for child, senior, pet, home and more — all care in one place
- Background check options available
- 24/7 access via desktop, mobile web and Care. com App
Quick Tips:
- How to post a job on Care.com or search for a caregiver in your zip code to care for children, adult loved ones, pets, tutors and more
- Use Expert Assistance to skip the search and receive personalized guidance to find a regular caregiver (register to activate your benefit, then call 1-855-781-1303)
- How to access Care@Work’s safety center for best practices on hiring safely
- Use the keyword “Hopkins” to identify Hopkins-friendly providers
- Click the link below, create your account using your JHED ID, select the type of care you need, then “I want to search on my own,” to post a job or hire local caregiver.
Care.com
You have an obligation to the IRS and state tax agencies to report wages paid to certain in-home providers. Please review the resources below to understand your responsibilities.
Care@Work’s Nanny Tax Guide
IRS Publication 926
Expert Assistance from Care@Work
Expert Assistance through Care@Work is available to search and find the right care for your loved ones.
One of Care.com’s Care Specialists will conduct a needs assessment based on your requirements for care, budget, and any other important details. From there, the specialist will post a job on your behalf, review the results and applicants to provide you with the best options.
Use expert assistance to help you find: nannies and babysitters, tutors, pet sitters and groomers, housekeepers, personal assistants, special needs caregivers, errand runners, and more.
How does it work?
- Enroll and login to your account in the Care@Work app or online.
- Call 1-855-781-1303, ext. 4 or email [email protected] to connect with a Care Specialist and get started.
*Expert Assistance is a taxable benefit at the supplemental rate
Komae Cooperative Care
Komae is a cooperative childcare app that provides a flexible child care management option. Komae enables parents to identify and vet families with similar parenting styles and COVID-19 protocol practice to build their pod for shared childcare and education.
- Parents can swap Komae points by the hour as a way to manage and coordinate care for their children.
- You will receive an initial balance of points to receive care from others in your community, and you will receive additional points by caring back for another fami
- These services are cost-free to you.
- If you are someone who needs to receive more help than you’re available to offer, you can purchase extra points through Komae.
- If you are someone who serves others more than you need care for yourself, Komae offers quarterly point cash-ins where you can use your earned points to purchase family-forward products and gift cards.
Additional information can be found on the Komae Website and in this User Guide
To get started, download the Komae app to your phone, create your account , and join the Hopkins group.
Johns Hopkins does not endorse Komae, its services, its partners, nor any sitters arranged through Komae.
We present this service solely as a convenience for the consideration of our members. Use of Komae and its services are subject to Komae’s Terms of Use.
Other In-Home Care
You have an obligation to the IRS and state tax agencies to report wages paid to certain in-home providers. Please review the resources below to understand your responsibilities.
Care@Work’s Nanny Tax Guide
IRS Publication 926
The Nanny Network provides screened, vetted, and committed caregivers to families in the Baltimore, Washington, and Northern Virginia areas. Specialists work with families with full- or part-time, permanent, or temporary needs, including by fulfilling JHU employees’ backup child care and eldercare requests submitted through Care.com. Johns Hopkins University employees get a 20% discount on the retainer fee for a permanent nanny search, or receive a 20% discount on the temporary membership fee.
The Nanny Network
Au Pair in America provides intercultural live-in child care that’s a flexible and enriching experience for the entire family. Johns Hopkins faculty and staff receive a discount of up to $500 off program fees. It is free to apply, free to search for au pairs, and free to set up a consultation with a matching expert or local community counselor.
Au Pair in America Flyer
Au Pair in America Website
Cultural Care Au Pair provides live-in care with screened young adults coming from more than 20 countries around the world. JHU employees applying for the first time will have their $75 application fee waived. Eligible employees also receive $500 off the program fee when signing up to host an au pair for 30-plus weeks.
Cultural Care Au Pair Discounts
Centers Outside of Maryland
Johns Hopkins Employee Assistance Program (JHEAP) can help with a variety of issues, including finding child care or eldercare.
Contact JHEAP to receive resources for help finding a licensed caregiver in states outside of Maryland.
You can reach JHEAP 24/7, 365 days a year, by phone at 888-978-1262 or online. For online access, you will need to use the following company code: JHEAP
Choosing Quality Care
As a parent, you’re responsible for assessing and monitoring the quality of the child care you choose. As you search for child care, you’re no doubt giving considerable thought to safety. Before you make a decision, you’ll want to evaluate the quality of potential child care providers—and, once you’ve chosen a provider, monitor the quality of care over time. It’s important—and sometimes stressful—but we’ve got resources that can help.
- Wherever you are in your search for care or families, these articles from Care.com will help you find your way.
- Maryland EXCELS provides quality ratings for child care centers, school-age child care programs, family child care homes, and public pre-kindergarten programs. The IDEALS Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Education is a partner with the Maryland State Department of Education’s Division of Early Childhood in the development, operation, and marketing of Maryland EXCELS. Check out their guides:
- Tip #1: How to Find Child Care
- Tip #2: Interviewing Child Care Providers
- Tip #3: Visiting Child Care Programs
- Tip #4: Choosing a Program
- LOCATE by the Maryland Family Network can also provide guidance on EXCELS quality ratings and choosing care.
- NAYEC offers an accreditation process and standards for early learning programs.
- Learn about MD state-recommended Covid-19 safety practices for providers here: Guidance for Child Care Providers during Covid-19, issued by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood.
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Reception of citizens for preschool education suspended .
Acceptance of documents for the municipal service “Acceptance of applications, registration for enrollment of children in municipal educational institutions of the city of Yoshkar-Ola, implementing the main educational program of preschool education (kindergartens)” is carried out through:
– Portal of state and municipal services of the Republic of Mari El,
– Portal of educational services of the Republic of Mari El
– Branches of the MFC “My Documents”
For preschool education, it is recommended to contact by phones
64-19-71, 64-19-81, 42-53-20
Monday, Tuesday from 9:00-12:00
How can I find an electronic application for placing a child on the waiting list for kindergarten?
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Information on the provision of the municipal service “Acceptance of applications, registration for enrollment of children in municipal educational institutions of the city of Yoshkar-Ola, implementing the main educational program of preschool education (kindergartens)”
DECISION of the administration of the urban district “City of Yoshkar-Ola” dated May 22, 2017 No. 624
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An exhaustive list of documents required for the provision of municipal services
Sometimes a situation arises when you need another pre-school educational institution and then the exchange of tickets to kindergarten is the only solution to this problem. On our website we will help you “find each other” and exchange tickets. Term for placing an ad on the site – 3 months. Ads are placed for free . Detail DEAR PARENTS! The recruitment of municipal preschool educational institutions (hereinafter – MDEI) of the city of Yoshkar-Ola is carried out in accordance with the administrative regulations for the provision of the municipal service “Acceptance of applications, registration of children for enrollment in municipal educational institutions of the city of Yoshkar-Ola, implementing the main educational program of preschool education (kindergartens)”, by the order of the Department of Education “On assigning the territories of the city district” City of Yoshkar-Ola “to municipal preschool educational institutions of the city of Yoshkar-Ola” and by the order of the Department of Education “On approval of the procedure for recruiting municipal preschool educational institutions of the city of Yoshkar-Ola “. The recruitment of MDEI is carried out by specialists of the Department of Education of the Administration of the City of Yoshkar-Ola City District (hereinafter referred to as the Department of Education), on the basis of an electronic queue of children to be trained in educational programs of preschool education, in accordance with the date of registration, the presence of an extraordinary, priority or the pre-emptive right to provide a place in the MDOU (if any), the established normative occupancy of groups, the availability of places in the MDOU and the age of the child. The main recruitment of MDOU for the new academic year is carried out automatically (electronic recruitment) in the period from April to August every year. The rest of the time, institutions are recruited for vacant (vacated, newly created) places. Enrollment stages for the new academic year:
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On assigning the territories of the urban district “City of Yoshkar-Ola” to the municipal preschool educational institutions of Yoshkar-Ola in 2023
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On approval of the procedure for recruiting municipal preschool educational institutions of the city of Yoshkar-Ola
Order No. 96 dated March 30, 2022
The list of categories of citizens whose children are provided with a preferential order of places in preschool educational institutions
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Kindergarten accused of atrocities against kids private kindergarten, which allegedly bully the kids. Parents accidentally found out that their daughter was locked in the back room while other pupils were playing with the teacher.
According to the girl’s mother, terrible facts from the life of the preschool institution and its mistress began to emerge during the proceedings. Details are in the story REN TV.
Locked up in the back room
When Gulnaz Valiullina saw footage of the educational process in one of Kazan’s private gardens, she immediately realized that the heart-rendingly crying child was her daughter. According to the woman, the two-year-old baby was locked in the back room so that she would not interfere with other children.
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Kindergarten in Kazan was accused of bullying kids
“On the last day when we got there, there was a manager with her husband, and I have a child, as soon as I opened the door, I saw them in the eyes, she immediately started cry, rock the boat, what he wants to go home” , – said the mother of a pupil of a private kindergarten.
“Some kind of nightmare”
Word of the shocking incident quickly spread throughout the village. Following the girl’s mother, the parents of other pupils of the same kindergarten began to share revelations.
“We couldn’t even think. I’m still calming her down, wait, mommies say a lot, and then the next day she finds out directly from the teacher that they did this to her child. Can you imagine, take her hand, drag it like this , it’s possible to dislocate the arm. Throw, as they say, into the room, close and lock the child there. It’s generally some kind of nightmare “,” says another parent, Yulia Ivanova.
Photo: © Screenshot of video
“Very cruel treatment of children”
And the former employee of the garden even said that while working there she had to simultaneously perform the duties of a cleaner, cook and nanny. She assures that she brought toys and food with her from home, and did not quit because she did not want to leave the children.
“They treat children very cruelly. I tried to protect them to the best of my ability. She screamed at some children, scolded them, I tried to take them away, said, let me calm myself. By the way, I work where she used to work as an educator , even wonder how she was allowed to open a kindergarten “, – the woman shared the details.
What the owner of the kindergarten says
The film crew of REN TV decided to talk to the owner of the kindergarten. She said that nothing really happened.
“Firstly, there was a lesson with a visiting teacher, here the door to the kitchen is closed, and she constantly asks to go to the kitchen. I fed her, did everything. And there was a knock, it was a pencil on the table, not on the door” , – explained the owner of a private kindergarten Gulsina Mukhametshina.
Gulsin’s ex-employees also deny accusations, alleging that they say all this out of envy and want to take revenge on her.
“Here is a compote, look how clean it is. So that the children can go out and have a drink. There is nothing packaged, everything is fine” , Mukhametshina shows.
Photo: © Video screenshot
Will not return to kindergarten
However, the prosecutor’s office has already become interested in the story.
“During the monitoring of the media space, information was revealed about a possible violation of the rights of the child in one of the private kindergartens.