Chapter 2
Child CareRelated Topics: Early Childhood and
Developmental Education | Education
| Jobs and Career Counseling | Pregnancy
and Services for Young Parents
Choosing child care may be one of the most important decisions you will
ever make. Finding affordable, quality care that will meet your needs can be
a difficult task but many resources are available to help you. There are a
variety of child care options, including regulated center or home care,
informal care, camps, before and after school care, nannies, au pairs, etc.
The right option depends on you and your child’s needs. The time and effort
it takes to find quality care for your child will be worth it.
Child Care Links: Child Care
Resource and Referral Center of Baltimore County
1101 North Point Boulevard, Suite 112
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
410-288-4900 General Information
410-288-5600
LOCATE Child Care
(Referrals to child care: Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
The child care resource and referral center for Baltimore County. Provides
parents with child care referrals through the LOCATE Child Care referral
service and information on evaluating the quality of child care and a
variety of parenting issues. Facilitates efforts to enhance the quality of
child care in Baltimore County.
Offers technical assistance and training to future and current child care
providers.
Baltimore
County Department of Social Services - Child Care Subsidy (Purchase of Care)
6401 York Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410-853-3989
Invites applications from any limited income parent or custodial
adult who needs financial assistance to help pay for child care at a
licensed day care center, registered family day care home or by a relative
of the child. Call to find out if you are eligible for the state sponsored
subsidy program.
Baltimore
County Family Child Care Association
8974 Whitetail Court
Perry Hall, Maryland 21128
410-931-2252
Supports family home child care providers in Baltimore County. Provides to
parents in Baltimore County a free child care referral service to their
member organizations. Makes available to registered family child care
provider members, parents & other interested persons in Baltimore County
free accredited training workshops & information relative to family child
care. Phone anytime for membership and meeting information.
Child
Care Directors of Central Baltimore County
c/o Towson Presbyterian Kindergarten
400 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-337-2762
Provides effective communication among the directors of preschool and child care centers. Sponsors educational opportunities,
workshops and seminars for members and their faculties.
Child
Care Licensing Inspection Records
from the Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care
Search for licensing inspection records of child care providers. Provides
findings from routine licensing inspections conducted since mid-2007. Search
by providers name, address, city and/or county. Updated monthly to include
recently conducted inspections. Your computer must accept cookies.
Eastern Child Care Association
3483 Liberty Parkway
Baltimore, Maryland 21222
410-282-1994
Directors of child care centers from Eastern section of Baltimore County
meet monthly to discuss topics of concern. State-approved training is available for providers.
Offers help in
solving problems and keeps members current on new rules and regulations, etc.
LOCATE:
Child Care
410-288-5600, Baltimore County
LOCATE: Child Care is a statewide online child care resource and
referral counseling service which counsels parents about the wide variety of
regulated child care available and identifies program options which match
parental needs. Statewide information on child care centers, family child care
providers & Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) approved programs available. LOCATE
services are available by phone, Monday Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Maryland
Committee for Children, Inc. (MCC)
608 Water Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4079
410-752-7588; TTY: 410-385-1042
An advocate for children and their families, they work with
interested parties to develop a strong system of
child care, early education and family support on local, state and
national levels. Website provides information for providers and parents seeking
child care. Search for statewide listing of child care providers,
out-of-school ( after-school ) providers and more.
Maryland
State
Department of Education - Division of Early Childhood Development - Office
of Child Care Region III Office
409 Washington Avenue, Suite LL8
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-583-6200
Responsible for all child care licensing activities within Baltimore County.
This agency registers family child care homes and child care centers and
monitors compliance with state requirements. Investigates complaints about both
registered and non-registered providers. Conducts preliminary
inspections of centers and homes. Provides help and information to people
getting started in day care. If you intend to apply for a license to operate
a family child care operation or child care center, you or your
representative must attend an orientation session held by the Regional III
Office.
PACT:
Helping Children with Special Needs, Inc. - World of Care
7000 Tudsbury Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
410-298-1997
World of Care is a day care center designed to care for 63 medically fragile
children 6 weeks to 5 years who have a medical
condition that requires daily nursing intervention,
such as pulmonary insufficiency, I.V. therapy or ventilator dependency. Also
offers on-site physical, occupational and speech therapy.
Planning
Council - Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
130 West Plume Street
Norfolk, Virginia
23510
800-410-9774, 410-256-9774,
800-477-3993
Assists Baltimore County family child care providers in providing proper nutrition to the children
in their care. Answers questions by phone and enrolls providers in a
nutrition program reimbursed by the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
Project
ACT (All Children Together)
Abilities Network
8503 LaSalle Road
Towson, Maryland 21286
410-828-7700 or 800-492-2523
Provides on-site training, consultation and support to child
care providers caring for children with special needs in licensed child care
settings. Offers parent training as well. Provides access to adaptive materials
that can be used to help a child’s specific needs, liaison services and
specifically individualized plans for children with a disability or
challenging behavior.
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