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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 South Salisbury Blvd.
(US13) to Milford Street
(between Pine Bluff Rd. and Dogwood Dr.). Turn east and
immediately go over
the railroad tracks. Continue one block and make a left on Wayne
Street. Make a right into the second parking lot on Wayne Street.
The Resource Center is located in the East Campus Complex Building,
Suite 500.
PHONE: 410-543-6650
LOCATE:Child Care:
410-548-3279
FAX: 410-543-6655
E-MAIL:
kjgoldman@salisbury.edu
MEET OUR STAFF
Karen Goldman,
Director
Evelyn Cook,
LOCATE: Child Care Counselor
Tonya Hurley,
Technical Assistance Coordinator
Melissa Carey,
Training Coordinator
Amy Doerzbach,
Assistant Training Coordinator
Kathleen Yungel,
Administrative Assistant
HOURS OF OPERATION
Regular Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 a.m.-Noon
Locate Line Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
OUR MISSION
The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center strives to advocate and
implement venues to ensure the care of young children. Our
mission is to support child care providers in their efforts to
care for and teach young children by providing resources ,
technical assistance and educational opportunities for their
benefit.
LSCCRC and LOCATE Child Care are committed to assisting parents in
finding quality child care. Our ultimate mission is the
care, well-being and education of young children and those who
are responsible for them.
LOCATE CHILD
CARE
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LOCATE Child Care is a free resource and referral service
available for parents seeking child care throughout
Maryland.
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Call
410-548-3279 Monday-Friday from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.to find
care in Wicomico, Worcester or Somerset Counties.
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The LOCATE database includes family child care sites,
center-based child care sites, nursery schools,
pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and Head Start programs,
after-school care sites and summer programs.
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Experienced LOCATE counselors, trained in early-childhood
development, will help parents define their child-care needs
and evaluate their options.
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Information on LOCATE Outreach Programs and child care
subsidies is also available.
TRAINING
The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center
offers training opportunities* for child care providers,
pre-school teachers, parents and anyone else interested in
quality, up-to-date early-childhood/school age information.
- Two and three hour trainings are offered several
times throughout each month (see
training calendar
for complete listings).
- Specialized training series are avai
lable
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.
Consideration will be made for training requests. Contact the
Training Coordinator for more information.
*You must pre-register for most trainings that are offered.
**In order to receive credit, you must be present for the
entire training.
Contact Melissa Carey, Training Coordinator. Phone
410-543-6650 or e-mail
macarey@salisbury.edu
for more information.
Payment Options
Cash, Check, Visa or Mastercard
All payments need to be made at registration
and prior to classes
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center provides technical
assistance to current or prospective child care providers.
Services include but are not limited to:
- Assistance with licensing compliance issues
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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.
Services are offered free of charge and can be offered
through telephone consultation and/or on site visits.
Contact Tonya Hurley, Technical Assistance Coordinator at
410-543-6650 or e-mail
tlhurley@salisbury.edu for more
information.
EARLY
INTERVENTION PROGRAM
The Lower Shore Early Intervention Program (LSEIP) is a
program of the Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center, and
funded by the Maryland State Department of Education. The LSEIP
is designed to serve children ages 0-5, who are demonstrating
serious behavioral concerns to their parents and child care
providers.
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"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.
Phone 410-677-6590 for more information.
LENDING LIBRARY AND RESOURCE ROOM
The Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center offers a full
lending library for child care providers with materials for
infant, toddler, preschool and school-age programs. The Resource
Room is open Monday-Friday 9-5p.m., during regularly scheduled
trainings, and by appointment. To make an appointment to use the
Resource Room at other times, please call our office at
410-543-6650.
Find these resources and more in our Resource Room:
and Kits (children’s books, curriculum books, book kits,etc)-free
lending for two weeks
Videos, CDs, and CD-ROMs
Parachute/Gross Motor Activities
Sand/Water Tables
Puppets
Construction paper
Bulletin board paper,
Foam paper,
Sponge paper
Poster board paper
Tempera Paints
Laminating machine
Binding machine
Art Waxer
Button Maker
Magnet Maker
Accu-Cut die cut machine
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE LSCCRC TODAY!
Membership is for one full year and entitles you to 50
percent off most trainings and resource room fees. Individual
and center memberships are available. Please call our office for
current membership fees.
Policy Statements
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 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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