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Each Bright Star Early Learning location will have onsite resources available to parents to assist with sourcing accessible community resources for children and families, particularly those with disabilities and special health care needs. These will generally be kept on the parent's board. We provide the following resources:
MSDE – Office of Childcare https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/families
Maryland Family Network – Locate childcare - https://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/
Abilities Network https://abilitiesnetwork.org/
Childcare Scholarship Program - https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/child-care-providers/child-carescholarship-program
Health and SNAP - https://mydhrbenefits.dhr.state.md.us/dashboardclient/#/home
Baltimore County Public Library – reading material suggestions, local events, and resources - https://bcpl.info/
Developmental Referral Resources are offered to parents after a developmental screening.
o Infants and Toddlers – ages birth to two years https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/health/healthservices/children/infantstoddlers.html
o Child Find – ages two and over https://dci.bcps.org/department/academic_services/special_education/birth_to_five_services/child_find_services
o The child's pediatrician with a copy of the child's ASQ2 and ASQ3 and any observations.
Resources will be updated as new data becomes known to directors and staff through continuing education, MSDE, licensing partnerships, and local Child Care Resource and Referral Centers. We offer resources based on the individual needs of families.
Additionally, the availability and accuracy of information will be reviewed during the school’s annual meeting with the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).
Resources are accessed through personal contact, meetings, the internet, phone conversations, and posted resource lists on
websites. Some examples are as follows:
Baltimore County Public Library https://www.bcpl.info/locations/parkville-carney 410-887-5353
MSDE https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/child-care-providers
MFCCA https://www.msfcca.org/
Baltimore National Aquarium https://aqua.org/ 410-576-3800
Baltimore Science Center https://www.mdsci.org 410-685-5225
Black History Museum https://www.greatblacksinwax.org/ 410-563-3404
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