Parent Education Center
Upcoming Workshops & Seminars
Support Groups
ONLINE WORKSHOP: Communication at Home: Learning Strategies for the Home Environment
Online Parent Guide to MCPS Special Education
. NEW: MarylandLearningLinks.org offers helpful information for families and educators working with children with disabilities, birth through age 21. The website offers users the benefit of an online community. Parents and educators can join, participate, and share in an ongoing conversation, all designed to strengthen student learning. Through the MD State Dept of Education
Parent Resource Centers - provide opportunities for parents and children to play and learn together with the guidance of a parent educator.
The centers promote school readiness, encourage language, social skills, curiosity and cognitive development, provide resources, help with parenting problems and a chance to share ideas and concerns.
Children’s Resource Center
Room D-4
332 West Edmonston Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8497 |
Emory Grove Family Resource Center
8107 Morningview Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 990-643 |
Gwendolyn R. Coffield Community Center
2450 Lyttonsville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(202) 359-9918 |
Millian Memorial United Methodist Church
13016 Parkland Drive
Rockville, MD 20853
(301) 933-3646 |
Public & Private Resources
MCPS
MCPS Parents Page
Includes school Calendars, Menus, Emergency Information, etc.
MCPS Alternative Programs
Information about special schools and alternative programs within MCPS
Montgomery County Public School's Transition Services
Government
County:
Child Care Subsidy Programs - (240) 777-1155
Provide child care subsidies to eligible Montgomery County families so that they can obtain and maintain employment and/or attend school or training programs.
ChildLink - (240) 777-4769
Provides parents and caregivers with resources and information about services and linkages to programs that are available to assist them with children birth to age five.
State of Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) - (301) 362-5100
The Developmental Disabilities Administration provides long term funding for individuals eligible for adult day, residential, or support services for individuals with developmental disabilities to work and live as independently as possible in the community. Eligibility is based on priority, availability of needed services and funding, and acceptance by the agency of the client’s application.
State of Maryland's Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC)
Federal:
Department of Health & Human Resources (DHHS) Disability Services
Click on Disability Network Directory for a wealth of information.
Social Security Administration (SSA) - (800) 772-1213
The Social Security website provides comprehensive information on federally funded disability benefits programs including Social Security Administration/Supplemental Security Income.
Nonprofit Developmental Disabilities:
Arc of Montgomery County: (Respite Care)
Autism Resource Center
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (800) 695-0285
Offers information and referral for parents and professionals on disabilities. Free handouts are available in English and Spanish to help parents understand the special education process.
Maryland Committe for Children (locate child care)
Maryland Committee for Children, Inc. (MCC) is an advocate and catalyst for the development of a strong system of quality child care, early education, and family support.
Mental Health:
Families Foremost Center
For parents with young children birth through 48 months. Provides adult education, employment readiness training, parenting classes, health education and life skills training, peer support, self sufficiency promotion, parent/child activities, toddler care, and home visiting.
Respite Care:
Potomac Community Resources: (Patricia Sullivan Respite Care Program)
Founded in 1994 by a small group of families, PCR today serves hundreds of individuals with developmental differences, their families, and involved professionals.
Family Friends Respite Program (301) 920-9718
The program provides enriching experiences for children (age 16 or younger) with special needs and provides critically needed respite support to their families.