Child care scholarship freeze could start melting soon, but not for everyone

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,068

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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At Critchlow Adkins Children’s Center Pre-School in Talbot County on a recent day, Sah’mir Lee, 3, smoothly stroked Cristy Morrell’s hair while holding a toy curling iron.

“Do you do braids?” Morrell asked Sah’mir, who continued to caress Morrell’s hair.

It’s the sort of learning through play that Morrell, the executive director of Critchlow Adkins, wants to give all the children at its five sites in the county. But currently, only about 85% of the …

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