The Inclusive Child Care Training Program provides training, consultation, and mentoring to child care providers throughout the State of Maryland to help adapt their programs to meet the needs of children with medical, developmental, and behavioral issues.
Services We Offer
We offer a variety of different training topics and consultation options designed for beginning, intermediate, and more advanced child care and early education providers. Some examples of the services we have provided include the following:
- Trainings and technical assistance to child care and early education providers throughout the State of Maryland in how to best include children with special needs in their programs.
- Intensive training, consultation, and mentoring to four central Maryland child care centers seeking to obtain Maryland State Department of Education accreditation.
- Specialized consultations in Baltimore, Harford, and Cecil counties.
- Statewide training for Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care’s regional managers, licensing supervisors, licensing specialists, and child care center directors in how to support the child care staff they oversee in the values and principles of inclusive practices.
Our trainers are experts in child care, developmental therapies and early education, and are committed to sharing their knowledge throughout the state. Click here for biographies on our trainers.
Training Topics
For a complete list of training topics offered, please consult our Training Menu.
Training sessions are available to all licensed child care providers through grants from the Maryland State Department of Education and the United Way of Central Maryland. All trainings are approved by the Maryland State Department of Education’s Office of Child Care for Core of Knowledge hours.
For referrals, additional information or to set up a training session, please contact Mandy Barish at 410-298-1997 x1022 or barish@kennedykrieger.org.
Fee for Service Opportunities
For on-going, individualized training and mentoring needs, our team is available for a fee. Please contact Mary Coster at 410-298-1997 x1085 or coster@kennedykrieger.org for more information.
Our Partners
PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs has partnered with Abilities Network’s Project ACT. Through this collaboration, we are able to provide a wider variety of trainings to child care providers throughout the state.
Additional Resources
If you are interested in learning ideas for caring for children with special needs, we recommend the following websites:
