Featured Resource
Appleseed Books
Phone Number 443.251.4215
Address 505 Hollyday St. Easton MD, 21601
Website https://www.facebook.com/appleseedbooksmd
Description Our mission at Appleseed Books is to collect gently used and new books so that we can distribute them to children of all ages who lack access to reading materials.
Contact Name Marilou Russ
Email mrussbooks79@gmail.com
Child Find
Phone Number 410-822-0330, ext. 139 or ext. 141
Address 12 Magnolia Street, Easton, MD 21601
Website www.tcps.k12.md.us/students-and-families/academics/special-education/child-find/
Description Child Find is a process in which children with special needs are identified. Preschoolers and school-age children who have suspected or already identified problems in development may which interfere with their educational progress may be referred.

Who May Refer?
- Parents
- Physicians
- Community Agencies
- Child Care Providers
- Other Health Specialist
- Private Schools

Who is Eligible for Child Find?
Residents of Talbot County, ages 3-21, who have suspected or diagnosed delays in thinking and reasoning, speech and language, motor skills, self-help skills, social and adaptive behavior. All services are provided by Talbot County Public Schools at no cost to the family.

Who Do You Contact (Children Ages 3-21:)
Supervisor of Special Education
Talbot County Education Center
410-822-0330, ext. 139 or ext. 141
Healthy Families Mid-Shore
Phone Number (410) 819-5600, (443) 262-4464
Address 100 S. Hanson Street, Easton MD 21601
Website health.maryland.gov/qahealth/community-health/Pages/Healthy-Families-MS.aspx
Description Healthy Families Mid-Shore is an evidence-based, accredited home visiting program of the Queen Anne's County Department of Health in partnership with Talbot County Health Department, Kent County Health Department and Caroline County Health Department. The families served are eligible for Maryland Children's Health Program or are uninsured and must reside in Queen Anne's, Talbot, Kent or Caroline Counties.

Highly trained Family Support Workers deliver home visiting services to families facing some challenges. Using the "Growing Great Kids" curriculum, the Family Support Workers offer support services, resources and education for prenatal / postpartum women, fathers, and infants. We conduct developmental screenings for children, provide referrals to community resources and provide information regarding essential parenting tips. The program is voluntary and geared towards each family's individual needs. For more information please contact Healthy Families Staff.
Kidz Learning Through Play Family Daycare, LLC
Phone Number (410) 819-0249
Address 603 Dutchmans Ln, Easton, MD 21601
Hours Weekdays 7am to 5pm; Closed Weekends
Website https://www.kltpfamilydaycarecenter.com/
Description Kidz Learning Through Play Family Daycare, LLC believes that our program and services offer developmentally appropriate curriculum and strive to enhance social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth in young children. The children in the program are able to use developmentally appropriate materials which are accessible within containers of their reach. These developmentally appropriate materials reflect the children’s interest and support children of all abilities. Our program fosters curiosity, creativity and self-esteem by taking into account children’s abilities and interests. Child initiated and provider supported play is an essential component of our program. Therefore, our program supports the following philosophy about children and their growth:
Each child individually learns in different ways, at a different pace, by different approaches and at different ages of maturation.

A positive self-concept develops in children who can fulfill their goals, accomplish takes on their own, and cooperate with others and receive positive feelings from others.

Self-disciplined children can direct their efforts towards fulfillment of their goals. Children learn self-discipline through understanding, commitment, and reinforcement.

Self-reliance is achieved by allowing children to do as many things for themselves as they are capable of, but keeping in mind new skills.
Fax: (410) 819-0950
Contact: Tonette Gibson
Contact Email: kltpfamilydaycare@gmail.com
Playseum
Phone Number 301-807-8028
Address 7871 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601
Website www.playseum.com/eastonplayseum
Description Children are able to explore, discover and play in our uniquely designed city shops, created to mimic mom and dad's world but uniquely scaled to their size. Dress the part to fix a car at the mechanics shop, build a favorite pizza at the Italian restaurant, take x-rays of a patient in the hospital room or even pretend to bathe a puppy in the petshop....they have so many rooms for them to explore! Their space caters to ages 1 to 11 yrs, but they courage parents, grandparents and older siblings to play along too. Admission is required.
Project Right Steps
Phone Number (410) 822-5400 ext 2321
Address P.O. Box 8, Wye Mills, MD 21679
Website www.cccrc.org/project-right-steps
Description Project Right Steps is a free service that addresses the needs of child care providers and parents that are dealing with children (0-5) with challenging behaviors. Project Right Steps is designed to support changes in the child’s behavior through the specialist’s work with both the child care provider and the family. Specialists offer services including observation, assessment, and consultation. They suggest strategies to assist the provider(s) and parents in addressing the child’s challenging behaviors.
Talbot County Infants and Toddlers Program
Phone Number 410-822-0686, ext. 2202
Address Easton Elementary School, 307 Glenwood Avenue, Easton, MD 21601
Hours Monday - Friday: 8am to 4pm
Website www.tcps.k12.md.us/students-and-families/academics/special-education/infant-and-toddlers/
Description The goal of the Talbot County Infants and Toddlers Program is to provide family-centered support and services to infants and toddlers with delays/disabilities to help them reach their potential and be prepared for school.

The Talbot County Infants and Toddlers Program is a family-centered program serving children birth through two years of age who reside in Talbot County and meet state eligibility requirements. Services are provided year round at no cost to families. If your child is found eligible, the Infants and Toddlers Program can target the following areas:

- Cognition
- Communication
- Social/Emotional
- Self-help
- Fine Motor
- Gross Motor
- Hearing
- Vision

Services are provided in home, community, or center-based settings depending on the needs of your family and child. Sessions are scheduled with your individual service provider(s) Monday through Friday.
Fax: 410-822-1890
Talbot County Judy Center
Phone Number (410) 822-0689
Address 305 Glenwood Avenue, Easton, MD 21601
Website www.tcps.k12.md.us/students-and-families/academics/judy-center
Description The Judy Center is a partnership between Talbot County Public Schools, community programs, agencies and organizations, as well as private businesses and most importantly families, with the goal of assuring that ALL children enter school with the readiness skills they need to succeed. What happens in the first 5 years of life and the connections that are formed in the brain during that time, have a direct impact on how successful a child will be in school as well as in their adult lives!

The Judy Center is more of a “philosophy” than a place, so our services are located throughout the Easton Elementary School (EES) attendance area. The Judy Center’s Administrative Office is located at EES-Dobson, which also houses our P3 classes, Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs. Choptank Health and Eastern Shore Psychological Services (ESPS) also provide services onsite. In addition Shore Up Head Start and Critchlow Adkins Children’s Center’s “wrap around care” programs are located on the EES campus. Other partners, programs and services are located throughout the Easton community.

The Judy Centers provides high quality, accredited, full day/full year and wrap around childcare services for children 6 weeks through Kindergarten.
- Early Head Start and Head Start
- Home visiting services that focus on health and development
- Library and literacy services as well as free children’s books
- Physical, dental and mental health services
- Play Groups for children birth to age three, family recreational and community activities
- Parent Education/ Parent Support Groups
- Adult Education (ABE/GED/ESL), job training and higher education opportunities
- Joint professional trainings for staff
- Service Coordination for children and families
- Learning Parties and Other Family trainings

Who is eligible?
Any child from birth through Kindergarten that lives within the Easton Elementary School attendance area is considered a “Judy Center” child/family.

Does it cost anything?
Judy Center’s do NOT charge for the services that they directly supply but there may be costs associated with some individual programs. Please contact specific partners or call us at the Judy Center for more information.
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