Quality Rating 5: Community Resources
Next Steps
Check your document one more time as you prepare to upload it to the Maryland EXCELS System.
Step 1: Check your document
Your statement should include:
- Community resources available to children, families, and staff in your program
- Referral resources available for children with special health care needs or disabilities
- How your program identifies community resources and keeps a current list
- How resources are made available to families, children, and staff
- How resources are accessed and used by families and staff, including but not limited to your local public library
Optional: Photos to support your statement
Step 2: Save your document
Use a file name you can find easily when you upload it to the system (example: community-resources.docx).
Use any one of these formats:
- Typed electronic version of your statement (examples: Microsoft Word, PDF)
- Scanned versions of your statement (examples: PDF, PNG, JPG)
- Digital image of your statement (examples: JPG, PNG, PDF)
Step 3: Upload your document (ADM 13.5)
Log into the Maryland EXCELS System to upload your Community Resources statement.
