MSDE provides leadership, support, and accountability for effective systems of public education, library services and rehabilitation services for the State of Maryland. The Division of Early Childhood Development (DECD), which includes the Office of Child Care, contributes to the department’s mission by working to enable all children to enter kindergarten ready to learn. The Child Care Administration Tracking System (CCATS) is a Web-based application that plays a critical role in the fulfillment of the Division of Early Childhood Development mission.

SONA provides hosting, ongoing system administration, database management for DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server, and break-fix support for the CCATS IT hardware and software. SONA services include:

• Project Management
• Systems Operations and Maintenance
• Database Administration