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For Trainers

The Statewide Training Clearinghouse offers training and professional development opportunities for trainers and leaders in early childhood education.

If you are approved by the Office of Child Care (OCC) to offer training to child care providers, MFN can help you:

Publicize your training for free in the statewide Training Calendar using our Training Calendar Entry Form;
Enhance your training skills through the Advanced Training of Trainers Institute;
Meet OCC's preservice training requirement for a train-the-trainer session through the Responsive Training Symposium, Training of Trainers preservice training workshop;
Learn about (SEFEL) Maryland Social Emotional Foundations For Early Learning.
View a list of supplemental resources from Maryland Family Network Spring Training and Professional Development Conference workshops. Topics include supervision, infant and toddler play skills, home visiting, children's mental health, effective reading with preschooloers, postpartum depression, and language and literacy development. Questions or comments can be sent to clearinghouse@mdchildcare.org. Inclusion in the list does not indicate endorsement or ownership.