The Latino Child Care Association of Maryland, Inc. (LCAM) is a non-profit organization that was created with the mission of promoting the quality of child care and early education through the professional development of providers and educators. LatinX from the state of Maryland.

LCAM recognizes the importance of our children’s early formative years and the impact these have on their future. High-quality training and care by our trained Latino providers and educators are the key to the well-being of families in our community.

LCAM was founded in 2010 under the name Latino Childcare Association of Greater Washington DC (LCAW) with the goal of strengthening quality childcare in the Latino community of the Washington DC metropolitan area, including Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Its primary purpose was to provide support, training, and professional growth opportunities to home-based childcare providers.

Due to the growth in provider participation in Maryland, the organization was renamed the Latino Childcare Association of Maryland (LCAM) in 2014, reflecting its commitment to professional development and early childhood education in the state.

LCAM was founded by Josefina Ríos, Nury Funes, and Rossana Espinoza-Thorndahl, who, with their leadership and experience in early childhood education, have worked hard to coordinate quality training, mentoring, and technical assistance, and to represent the rights of home-based early childhood education professionals in key spaces throughout Maryland.