PROVIDERS

 

Since becoming an independent not-for-profit agency in 2001, APPLES for Children, Inc. has provided education and support opportunities for more than 10,000 care and education professionals in family child care programs, child care centers, Head Start, public schools and other early and school age programs.

Professional Development Opportunities include:

 Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care (OCC) Core of Knowledge workshops

  • Child Development
  • Curriculum
  • Special Needs
  • Health, Safety, Nutrition
  • Community
  • Professionalism
  • Family Child Care Start-Up 24 Hours Seroes

School Readiness Workshops and On-Site Coaching:

  • Maryland Model for School Readiness 54-hour series
  • Ounce Scale 24-hour series
  • Care to Read™ 12-hour series
  • MathWays 12-hour series
  • Planning Parties Work Sampling System 14-hour series
  • Teaching Through the Arts 9-hour ser

Learning Environment Workshops and On-Site Coaching

  • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
  • Family Day Care Environment Rating Scale
  • Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale
  • School Age Environment Rating Scale
  • Creative Curriculum Children's Literacy Initiative Coaching
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Accreditation Projects

  • Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Accreditation for Child Care and Head Start Programs
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) Accreditation
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation

Leadership Development

  • Family Child Care Associations in Garrett, Allegany and Washington Counties
  • Washington County Chapter of the Maryland State Child Care Association
  • Accreditation Peer Mentor Committees

Maryland Child Care Credential Support

  • Group and Individualized Consultations
  • Professional Development Plan Assistance
  • Professional Activity Unit Opportunities

Special Events

  • Annual Early Childhood Professional Day
  • Annual Recognition Event
  • Annual Run Through History (visit site)

Early educators who have participated in these opportunities continue to increase the quality of their care and education, improve their relationships with families, and come together as one community, regardless of whether they serve children in a child care center, family child care home, Head Start program, or public or private preschool program.

 
 

A member agency of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network with funding provided by the Maryland State Department of Education. 

 

Apples For Children, Inc
6 W, Washington St.
Suite 210

Hagerstown, MD 21740-4883

8:30 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M., MONDAY-THURSDAY

OFFICE CLOSED ON FRIDAY

LOCATE HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday

301-733-0000 or call toll-free 1-800-924-9188

Fax: 301-733-0886

Webmaster: Michelle Jakoby