Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care form for the signatory to authorize the Local Department of Social Services (DSS) to release to the Office of Child Care (OCC) any files or records of child and adult abuse or neglect in order to help OCC evaluate their suitability for employment in or by a child care center, or determine whether to approve the issuance or maintenance of an initial or continuing license, letter of compliance or registration for the named facility.