The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center is a non-profit agency that works with parents, child care providers, early educators, businesses and community organizations to help promote the availability of quality child care services in Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico counties.

LSCCRC helps child care providers, caring for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children by providing high quality training, program resources and technical assistance. The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center works with all families and providers on the lower shore regardless of income.

The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center is a member agency of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network with funding from the Maryland State Department of Education. LSCCRC is grant sponsored by Salisbury University.
 

OUR MISSION
The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center’s mission is to advocate for quality child care and provide supportive services that enhance the quality of child care on the Lower Shore of Maryland. The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center is committed to providing quality training and consultative services to the child care community as well as pertinent resources to providers and families in order to promote school readiness and the well being of young children and those who care for them.

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LSCCRC is located on the Salisbury University East Campus Complex
(see upper right corner of campus map)

ADDRESS

Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center

Suite 500, East Campus Complex

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD 21804

(The East Campus Complex is located just off Milford St., at the intersection of Wayne and Power Streets)

Directions:  The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center is located on the east campus

of Salisbury University.  Travel on Salisbury Blvd. (US13) to Milford Street

(between  Dogwood Dr. and Pine Bluff Rd.).  Turn east and immediately go over 

the railroad tracks. Continue one block and make a left on Wayne Street (between the University Fitness Club and the Delmarva Beauty Academy). Make a right into the second parking lot on Wayne Street. The Resource Center is located in the East Campus Complex Building, Suite 500.

DIRECTOR:  Karen Goldman-Karten

PHONE: 410-543-6650

FAX: 410-543-6655

E-MAIL: kjkarten@salisbury.edu

LOCATE:Child Care: 1-877-261-0060

MEET OUR STAFF

Karen Goldman-Karten, Director

Tonya Hurley, Technical Assistance Coordinator

Melissa Carey, Training Coordinator

Amy Doerzbach, Assistant Training Coordinator/Mobile Science Museum Coordinator

Margaret Clayville, Infant/Toddler Specialist

Kathleen Yungel, Administrative Assistant

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday-Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday

9 a.m.-Noon
 

WHAT WE DO...               BACK TO TOP

The Infant/Toddler specialist is happy to assist any family or center program that focuses on providing developmentally appropriate and quality care for infants and children less than three years of age.

Services provided are:

• Related trainings on site or at LSCCRC during the evenings, weekends or as needed

• ITERS (Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale)

• Information on the Social,Emotional development of infants and toddlers

• Pamphlets, handouts  and activity ideas for appropriate care of infants and toddlers

• Parent Education

• Services available in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties

• Two and three hour trainings are offered several times throughout each month (see training calendar for complete listings).
• Specialized training series are available such as the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential training, and the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) training.
• Our trainings are approved by the Office of Child Care. Certificates granted fulfill both licensing and Maryland Child Care Credential requirements. **
• Training topics include a variety of interesting topics. All trainings are taught by early childhood educators or experts in a variety of fields key to the child care provider.
• Trainings can be offered in all three counties, although most take place in the LSCCRC training room.
• Trainings are offered at a low cost.
• Trainings can be arranged on site.

Contact Melissa Carey, Training Coordinator.  Phone 410-543-6650 or e-mail macarey@salisbury.edu for more information.

ONLINE CLASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE-click here

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE             BACK TO TOP

• Assistance with licensing compliance issues.
• Assistance and support handling children’s typical behavior issues.
• Assistance to child care providers who have questions regarding providing services for special needs children.
• Assistance and information on accreditation and Maryland Child Care Credential.
• Assistance and information on applying for available loans or grants for start up, expanding and/or improving the quality of child care.

• A "Warm Line"is available for child care providers and parents to call for information and brief consultations.
• Staff will assess children at child care and home.
• Staff will provide suggestions, and behavioral plans.
• Staff will provide links for children and their families to the necessary resources in the community.

Policy Statements              BACK TO TOP

Confidentiality Statement:

LOCATE Child Care is a free and confidential service available to any parent searching for regulated child care.  The users' names and telephone numbers are collected for follow-up purposes only and are never shared with other individuals or organizations.

COMPLAINT POLICIES

Complaint Policy pertaining to CCRR Service:

All of the Resource Centers of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network strive to provide high quality service to their constituencies.  However, in the event that someone has concerns about an incident regarding some aspect of service at a regional child care Resource Center, or feels that he/she was mistreated by a staff member of a Resource Center, the caller can contact the Resource Center involved.

If the person is not satisfied with the way the concern or complaint was handled by the regional Resource Center, he/she can contact the Network manager at the Maryland Committee for Children, Inc. (MCC) at 410-752-7588.  As the Statewide Coordinating Entity, MCC will investigate the complaint and act on it appropriately.

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