Eastern Shore Child Care Resource Center

LOCATE: Childcare

  • LOCATE: Child Care is a free resource and referral service available for parents seeking child care throughout Maryland. 

  • Call 1-877-261-0060 Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

  • The LOCATE database includes family child care sites, center-based child care sites, nursery schools, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and Head Start programs, after-school care sites and summer programs.

  • Experienced Family Resource Specialists, trained in early-childhood development, will help parents define their child-care needs and evaluate their options.

  • Family Resource Specialists are available to assist you with Information on LOCATE and other resources like the child care scholarship program. 

    • Lower Shore (Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico or Worcester counties) Guerline Desimond, 410-543-6650.
    • Upper Shore (Caroline, Kent, Talbot, Queen Anne's counties) Jessica Jackson, 410-822-5400 ext. 2560 or jtjackson@salisbury.edu.

The Maryland Family Network and LOCATE: Child Care are committed to assisting parents in finding quality child care.

 

PARENTS:

LINKS TO LOCATE: CHILD CARE AT THE MARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK:

 

CHILD CARE PROVIDERS:

TO UPDATE INFORMATION IN THE LOCATE: CHILD CARE DATABASE
  • Clink on the link to update your information online in the LOCATE: Child Care database
https://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/for-providers/update-your-record
  •         Click on the appropriate questionnaire for Family Providers or for Group Programs.  This will bring you to the Login page.  If you already have a username and password set up, you can enter them there.  If you don't already have an account set up, you can do so there, too. 
  •       Keep your information current to get the best chance of referrals for parents looking for child care.  Each time you update, you will be entered into a monthly drawing for an Amazon gift card!

Policy Statements


Confidentiality Statement

LOCATE: Child Care is a free and confidential service available to any parent searching for regulated child care.  The users' names and telephone numbers are collected for follow-up purposes only and are never shared with other individuals or organizations. 


Complaint Policies

LOCATE: COMPLAINT POLICY

MCCRN COMPLAINT POLICY

As the Statewide Coordinating Entity, MFN will investigate the complaint and act on it appropriately.