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Financial Aid at Global Children’s Center
Global Children’s Center is committed to supporting families facing financial hardships or those unable to access government assistance. Our full-time team member, Naureen, specializes in voucher assistance and scholarship guidance, ensuring that families receive the support they need. She will walk you through the process of applying for financial aid from the State or County, helping your child attend our program at a reduced cost—or even for free. Naureen will provide all necessary resources, answer any questions about program registration, tuition, and scholarships, and ensure you have everything you need before the program begins.
Contact Information
Email: vouchers@globalchildrenscenter.com
Phone: 240-449-8252 (you may text this number).
What Are Vouchers?
Vouchers are scholarships given by the State or County to help families with childcare costs. The scholarship/voucher is a signed agreement between the State, Global Children’s Center, and the parent/guardian. In order to be eligible for assistance, you must meet the following requirements:
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Must be Maryland residents working, in an approved training program, or attending school.
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Both parents in a household must meet eligibility criteria if they reside together.
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Applicants must fall within Child Care Scholarship Income Guidelines / Working Parents Assistance Income Guidelines and receive other government assistance such as TCA or SSI.
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Proof of U.S. citizenship or legal residency for children applying for the scholarship is required (parents do not need to be citizens or legal residents).
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Documentation for all household members' identities must be provided.
You will need to provide proof of work/employment, income, identity, and address.
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Please Note: Immigration status is not a requirement for parents or children to participate in the WPA program. However for the CCS program, the child must have proof of US citizenship or legal residency to qualify.
How to Determine Eligibility
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Sign up for the desired program Global Children’s Center under our Registration tab.
State of Maryland Child Care Scholarship (CCS)
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You must apply for the CCS Program scholarship online.
Working Parents Assistance Scholarship (WPA)
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As of September 9th, 2024 WPA has a waitlist due to limited funding. This waitlist only applies to NEW applications for children six years and older.
Other Participating Programs:
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Child Welfare Services
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Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood
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Child Care Aware
(you must already be participating in these programs, reach out to your representative for more information).
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Email vouchers@globalchildrenscenter.com when you have been approved or denied.
If your family does not fall into a category or there is a situation that prevents you from applying to these programs please reach out to us so we can help you find alternative solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Am I responsible for the annual registration fee?
As per our policy, there is an annual $100 registration fee and a 2-week tuition deposit. Global Children’s Center waives the tuition deposit for children participating in the CCS and WPA program. CCS covers up to $100 of the registration fee. WPA does not cover the registration fee, the primary payer is responsible for submitting the registration fee payment prior to the start of care.
I am waiting for my voucher to be approved. May my child(ren) start care?
Your child is more than welcome to begin care. However, please be aware that your child will only be covered within the effective dates as stated on the scholarships. Any dates outside of the effective dates will fall on the account holder.
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Example: Your child started on 3/17/2025, however your effective dates are from 04/01/2025 to 3/31/2026. You are responsible for the balance accrued from 3/17/2025 to 3/31/2025.
My voucher application was denied. How can we proceed?
In the case, you are denied and decide to withdraw your child from the program, the parent will be responsible for notifying the voucher department and for the balance accrued while your child was in our care. If the parent is unable to pay the full balance, they must reach out to our tuition team to discuss other options. Failure to pay the balance in full, will result in the account being referred to collections.
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Please note that failure to officially withdraw from the program will result in the parent paying the full balance owed until officially withdrawn. We are a contract based program, you will be charged regardless of whether the child is attending or not.
Where can I find the Provider Information?
Note: Do not include the provider name when searching our program (each program appears differently on the portal). Only include the License Number and Provider ID.
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Other Key Notes:
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The Child Care Scholarship program requires families to log into their portal every two weeks to validate their child(ren) attendance. Failure to do so by the deadline will result in automatic voucher termination.
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If your child is marked absent for two consecutive weeks, we reserve the right to terminate the scholarship. As of November 2024, we are required to submit End Scholarship forms for children who have not attended the program for 10 days.
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CCS processes payments on the 1st and 15th of every month. Additional/missing payments are processed via the true-up advanced payment system. It may take up to two or more weeks for your child to receive payments depending on when the scholarship was received.
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Any and all overpayments that result in a credit balance on the account will be returned to CCS at the withdrawal of the program.
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