# Education (GED)

## Title 9.5. Division of Early Childhood Development

### Subtitle 9. Child Care Support Programs

#### Section 9.5-902

(a) There is a Child Care Accreditation Support Fund.

(b) The Fund may only be used by the Office to:

  (1) Pay for the actual expense of an application fee for an approved accrediting organization on behalf of a provider; or

  (2) Reimburse a child care provider for a program improvement cost.

(c) The Governor shall appropriate in the annual budget at least $1,000,000 for the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2021.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)