resources

A Parent's Guide To Regulated Child Care
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​CARE Center of Howard County (mental health consultations to help with managing and reducing challenging behaviors) 
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/children-families/infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health-consultation

​Early Intervention and Child Find

Howard County Family Institute (offers classes and workshops to parents on various topics including child development, positive discipline, and school readiness) 
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/children-families/family-institute
 
Parent Pages (monthly publication of the Howard County Office of Children & Families) 
www.howardcountymd.gov/children-families/children-families-newsletters
 
The Basics (sign up for twice weekly text messages with science-based facts and activities to help your young child learn and boost their development) 
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/children-families/basics
 
Howard County Library (list of current classes, book lists, educational toy collection) 
https://hclibrary.org/early-learning/
 
Parent’s Guide to Howard County 2024 (resources and information for infancy through the teen years) 
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/OCF.ParentsGuide1-29-24.pdf

Howard County CARE LINE 410-313-CARE (2273)

​Howard County Food Bank

Howard County Health Department

Women Infants and Children (WIC) is a federally funded program that provides healthy foods and nutrition counseling for pregnant people, new parents, infants and children under age five.
www.howardcountymd.gov/health/women-infants-children-wic

​National Association for the Education of Young Children

Natural Start Alliance

PBS Kids for Parents

Robinson Nature Center