Did you know … that GSLP website offers a page devoted to links to resources to help you promote your child’s development?

Our Community Resources Guide page includes links to information on Child Find and Infants and Toddlers, groups that provide free screenings and services for children who may have a developmental delay. Addressing developmental delays as early as possible helps get a child on track to be ready for kindergarten at age 5 and succeed in their later school career. Your child’s teacher may offer you information on these programs during Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences based on the results of the Ages & Stages screening completed for all students.

The page also includes links to programs that offer workshops and publications designed to support you as a parent in your role as your child’s first teacher, such as the Parent Encouragement Program and Maryland Family Network.

Finally, the page allows you to download the most recent edition of the Resource Guide published by MCPS’s Office of Student and Family Support and Engagement. This guide includes contact information for community resources that can help families dealing with medical issues, financial difficulties, immigration dilemmas, and more, as well as pointing to groups offering summer recreation and adult education opportunities.