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Special Needs Service
LOCATE: Child Care
(800) 999-0120
(410) 385-1042 (TDD)
specialneeds@mdchildcare.org
Do you have a child with a special need?
Do you need child care?
LOCATE: Child Care
can help you find care that meets your child's needs!
The Maryland Committee for Children (MCC) believes that all children are entitled to quality child care and it is the parent's
right to make an informed decision concerning their child care needs. To this end, MCC offers the LOCATE: Child Care Special Needs
Service.
This service is:
- free - it is funded by the MD State Department of Education (MSDE)
- available to any family who has a child with a special need
- available for children from birth through age 21
Here are some examples of eligible children :
- Any child receiving services through the MD Infant/Toddlers Program
- Any child evaluated and receiving services referred by Child Find
- Any child receiving special education services through a school system
- Any child with an IEP (Individual Education Plan)
- Any child terminated from a child care program
Also eligible is any child with special needs or physical disabilities such as (but not limited to!) the following:
- Food Allergies (severe or life threatening)
- Asthma (severe or life threatening)
- Developmental Delays (not meeting milestones)
- Autism, ADHD, ADD, Aspergers Syndrome
- Down Syndrome, Learning Disabilities, Brain Injury
- Seizure Disorder, Cystic Fibrosis, Cerebral Palsy
- Behavior concerns or problems
- Speech and language delays
How does the Special Needs Service help parents to find child care?
When a parent contacts LOCATE for child care, the LOCATE counselor will:
- Discuss the child’s special need or disability
- Discuss any services or accommodations needed while in child care
- Discuss location, cost and other factors
- Refer to child care providers or programs with special needs experience or
- Refer to child care providers who will to work the with child’s special need
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Discuss how to find quality child care
LOCATE counselors provide this service with respect for the parent's right and ability to choose the best care for his/her child. Service is provided to callers by trained LOCATE counselors who are professionals holding a minimum of a Bachelor Degree in early childhood education or other related field and have experience and/or training working with children who have special needs
LOCATE is available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Messages can be left during non-business hours and LOCATE staff will return the call as soon as possible.
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