Finding quality childcare is difficult for all parents who work outside of the home. All parents look for a childcare setting in which their child will be happy, secure, and can learn, develop, and form positive relationships. Children, regardless of their diverse abilities, have the right to participate actively in natural settings within their communities. A natural setting is one in which the child would spend time if she or he was not identified as having a disability.
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Child Care for Children with Special Needs
 Maryland Resources
The Early Childhood Gateway
A resource for providers and families with young children with disabilities, birth through five.
Healthy Beginnings
A great site that offers support regarding child care and child development.
Maryland Family Network
Maryland Family Network offers information regarding advocacy, childcare, and training. They also offer a statewide computerized childcare resource and counseling system. This system is a free service that provides referrals, not recommendations, to help parents identify and choose childcare best suited for their needs, preferences, and ability to pay.
Office of Child Care, Maryland State Department of Education
PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs serves young children with medical and developmental challenges who need the assistance of skilled, experienced professionals during their most formative years in order to reach their full potential.
Project ACT, a project of Abilities Network, Inc.
The National Childcare Information CenterNCCIC iz a project of the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services.
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