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General Information
Application Name Child Care Administration Management Information System 
Application Acronym CCAMIS 
State MARYLAND 
ACF Region Region III 
Federal Program Child Care Program 
Profile Last Updated 8/3/2004 10:45:20 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs Purchase of Care Program 
Responsible Program Agency Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR), Child Care Administration (CCA). 
Responsible System Agency DHR, Child Care, Office of Technology for Human Services (OTHS) 
Other Contributing Agencies N/A 

Application Information
Maintained By Contractor Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational N/A 
Functional Description CCAMIS supports the Child Care Administration`s basic business functions related to the delivery and management of child care services in the State of Maryland. This includes: Purchase of Care (determination of eligibilty, case management, voucher issuance, voucher receipt); Provider Invoice Processing, Resource Management; Provider Licensing and Registration; Resource and Referral Services 
Interfaces Data is supplied from CCAMIS to the following agencies: National Center for Children in Poverty- Monthly file of active POC families, children, providers and vouchers payments. RESI- Monthly file of active cases, vouchers, providers paid and invoices paid. CIS/FIA- Monthly file of informal provideers receiving payment for child care services. Federal Reporting of the ACF-801- Monthly file of family, children and child care setting. Maryland School of Social Work- Monthly file (same as RESI). Office of Inspector General- Quarterly file of Families receiving POC subsidies, providers and provider payment data. Montgomery County-Monthly file of families receiving POC in Montgomery County. To transmit files, the data files are FTP`ed to a dataset at the mainframe or to a PC to be E-Mailed. 
No. of System Users Over 1,400 users 
No. of Clients Served 27,000 Children, 22,000 Providers, 2,400 Centers 
Certifications/Assessments N/A 
Application Future Plans The Department of Human Resources Office of Technology for Human Services is acquiring a new turnkey management information system for the Child Care Administration. The new system shall incorporate the capture, processing transmission, storage and retrieval of information on the child community, which includes licensing, credentialing, and purchase of care. The new system, which is under development, has been given the name Child Care Administration Tracking System (CCATS) This system shall use we-enabled technology, shall Internet access capability and shall accommodate simultaneously 1,500 workers and 2, 00 Internet users. The system shall also be able to handle a 15 percent annual growth for the duration of the system?s life cycle without performance degradation. The system shall have sound programming, system, database and network design and configuration, fast response times and easy data entry. The systems, processes and information shall be straightforward so that they are easily accessible to parents, childcare providers, case managers, Child Care Administration (CCA) staff members and the taxpayers via the internet. The system shall be turnkey; developed and implemented rapidly over no more than two years. Credentialling functionally shall be developed and rolled out first, as this is the most critical need for automation. 
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning N/A 
Implementation N/A 
Operations MAXIMUS, Inc. 
Monitoring MAXIMUS, Inc. 
Other N/A 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform   
Hardware Platform IBM RISC/6000 computer 
Operating System IBM AIX version 4.3.0 
Languages C; MAXSTAR templates 
DBMS MAXSTAR 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
unchecked boxAdoption unchecked boxAdult Protective Services checked boxChild Care
checked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral checked boxChild Care Subsidy
unchecked boxChild Family Services unchecked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp unchecked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
unchecked boxMedicaid checked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information  N/A 

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Anne Webster 
Address Child Care Administration
311 W. Saratoga Street, 1st Floor
Baltimore,    MD    21201  
Telephone (410) 767-7815  
Fax 410-767-8699  
Email awebster@dhr.state.md.us
Website http://www.dhr.state.md.us 
IT Contact
Name Jimmy Thompson 
Address Office of Technology for Human Services
311 W. Saratoga Street
Baltimore    MD    21221  
Telephone 410-238-1269  
Fax 410-238-1260  
Email jthompson@dhr.state.md.us
Website http://www.dhr.state.md.us 

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