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Participants must be enrolled in or working toward eligibility through the Maryland Child Care Credentialing Program at Level Two or higher. The program also provides grant funding to child care providers to support recruitment, professional development activities, and expansion of degree attainment in the early childhood care field to improve overall quality of child care programs. Recipients must commit to continued service as a child care provider in a licensed program proportional to the total scholarship amount received (e.g., associate's degree = 2-year commitment, bachelor's degree = 4-year commitment, master's degree = 2.5-year commitment, all at minimum 20 hours per week). The program is regulated by state statute under COMAR 13A.14.09.08 and Md. Code Ann. Education Article §9.5–905. 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