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Allstate Benefits – Koch Insurance Agency

14808 Carriage Mill Road
Woodbine, MD 21797
443-756-9546

Alive Studios, LLC

1461 Harbins Rd
Dacula, GA 30019-1922
(281) 793-4755

Alphabest Education, Inc.

5980 Kinney Road
Lewisville, NC 27023
(866) 300-7705

AlphaBEST Education has developed a unique afterschool program model that combines a safe, supervised environment necessary for working parents with an expanded learning curriculum to assist schools to meet their goals. The careful balance between relaxed, fun activities and engaging learning experiences is achieved through our curriculum developed by national subject experts and our careful training, selection and supervision of staff.

https://www.alphabest.org/

Becker’s School Supplies

Brigitte Shellenberger
Maryland Sales Representative

1500 Melrose Highway
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
Phone: 800-523- 1490

ShopBecker.com

Becker’s School Supplies is a full-service supplier of infant, toddler, early childhood, and elementary school educational materials, furnishings, equipment, outdoor play equipment, teacher resources, arts-n- crafts and much more. For over 90 years, Becker’s has provided public and private institutions, schools, and other educational facilities with high quality, developmentally-appropriate products as well as personalized services. Becker’s is known for our experience and knowledgeable sales staff and excellent customer service. Our full product lines are available through a multi-channel distribution – printed catalogs, e-commerce, and sales representatives. We offer full-service turn-key setups for new schools, centers, and classrooms. In addition, Becker’s offers professional development at workshops and conferences regionally and nationally. In the Maryland area, our customers benefit from local Sales Representative Brigitte Shellenberger, who is always happy to lend her expertise and show them how Becker’s can make teachers’ lives easier and their students’ educational experience more vibrant and rewarding.

Brookes Publishing

P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD
21285-0624
1-800-638-3775 Fax: 410-337-8539
www.brookespublishing.com

Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.

At Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., a passion for serving others has been the heart of our mission for more than 120 years. With commitment to communities in mind, we also extend our all-lines coverage to human service organizations that embody our mission: Protecting the Greater Good®. By providing daycare centers with customized coverage, specialized expertise and risk control resources, we honor our founders’ desire to support organizations that improve the lives of others and elevate the human condition.

Let us offer peace of mind with a BeSure POLICY REVIEW™ – a free, no obligation, on-site assessment and evaluation of your current insurance policy. Our BeSure POLICY REVIEW™ includes:
• A thorough policy review: We’ll assess not only what your policy covers, but also evaluate specific coverage amounts.
• An on-site assessment: We’ll evaluate your daycare facility and identify vulnerabilities not covered by your current policy.

Contact Richard Dorman at 540.383.1773 or rdorman@churchmutual.com for more information.

DrugNet Enterprises

P.O. Box 1541
Baltimore, MD 21203
(410) 947-6771

http://www.drugfreecharlie.com/about-us.html

Early Learning Assessment

E2 School Photography

E2 School Photography Website

14808 Carriage Mill Road
Woodbine, MD 21797
443-756-9546

Emily and Erica are professional family portrait photographers, located in central Maryland.  They are dedicated to capturing the genuine, authentic child.

Specializing in fine art-style portraits, e² School Photography caters to local school, homeschool, and pre-school communities, by creating a comfortable environment where the children can relax and be themselves, while making the entire process easy for families and school staff.

Focus on Children, Inc.

5025 Addison Road
Chapel Oaks, MD 20743

(301) 772-6882

FOODCO USA

9115 Whiskey Bottom Rd. Suite G
Laurel, MD 20723-1320
Phone Number: 301-497-1990
Website: https://www.foodcousa.com/

A Washington DC Metro Area based woman-owned and operated, Certified Small Business. Foodco USA has evolved into a successful multi-dimensional full-line foodservice distributorship and continues to experience growth. We are committed to providing our customers with excellent service, top quality products and competitive pricing.

A family owned second generation company, FoodcoUSA is your complete foodservice resource. We can provide you with high quality service and custom pricing programs. If you would like to discuss some of the competitive advantages that we can offer your operation, please contact us!

Go2s

Go2s offers a free alternative to costly communications platforms and insecure social networks for managing teachers and administrative staff and keeping parents informed and engaged. Now you can streamline messaging via posts, text & email with everyone in your community while coordinating calendars, arranging events, handing sign-ups, storing frequently-used documents, sharing recommendations, and following the news groups & feeds that are relevant to your organization and helpful to families.

www.Go2s.com
2 E. Potomac St.
Brunswick, MD 21716
Alyssa Theodore
Business Development Manager
alyssa.theodore@iyotee.com
929-269-4163

Groove Kidz, LLC

Groove Kidz is a mobile creative movement, dance & gymnastics company that is family owned and operated in Baltimore, Maryland. Our unique 30 minute fun-filled program is created for boys and girls, ages 2 and up. Sessions are held once per week at your child’s preschool, before/after school enrichment program, or camp.

Our professional and qualified instructors will introduce your child to rhythm/movement, dance and gymnastics. Our classes include fun props, weekly themes and age appropriate music, to keep your child’s imagination engaged! Children will learn how to use their large motor skills, their memory, coordination, all while building their self confidence! Children should work out for at least 1 hour 3 days a week, and we are excited to contribute to their healthy lifestyle!

Our mission and passion is to create a fun & safe experience for children to learn & develop their motor skills through movement and music. We know that Groove Kidz will enhance learning in school, improve your child’s social skills, encourage teamwork, develop coordination & creativity, and most importantly, build their confidence and self-esteem.

10821 Red Run Blvd.
P.O. Box 1593
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443) 272-5458

HINGE Brokers

820 South Main Street Suite 203
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 554-4498

Howard County Office of Children’s Services

Debbie Yare
dyare@howardcountymd.gov
9830 Patuxent Woods Dr.
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 313-1430

Innovations in Education, LLC

Randi Albertsen
410-370-2837
Find us on the web: www.innovationsed.com
Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/innovations.in.education/
Download our NEW Mobile App!

At Innovations in Education, LLC, we cater to the needs of individuals. Whether you are a family child care provider, child care center staff, teacher, administrator or parent, our goal is to help you provide the most current information about child development as well as the highest quality services to help you be the best in your field.

The InvestiGator Club

4147 N. Ravenswood, Suite 301
Chicago, IL 60613
1-773-935-8358

The MSDE Recommended InvestiGator Club curriculums are fully-integrated and provide a comprehensive scope and sequence of experiences and standards-based activities in all areas of children’s development—cognitive, social-emotional, approaches to play and learning, health and physical development, and language and communication.

In The InvestiGator Club, you’ll find fun around every corner! The curriculum provides the guidance and materials teachers need to encourage children to use their innate curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. As the children progress through this engaging, inquiry-based, hands-on curriculum, they build the skills and approaches to learning that will help them succeed in school.

Visit our website at www.investigatorclub.com to learn more!

K Neal Truck and Bus Center

Address: 5000 Tuxedo Road Hyattsville, MD 20781
Phone Number: 443-878-3988
Website: http://knealtbc.com/

K. Neal Truck and Bus Center is a full-service multi-location commercial truck and bus dealership. With four locations throughout the DMV metropolitan area, the dealership serves as a one-stop shop for our clients, providing new and previously owned sales, all-makes parts, as well as best in class service and maintenance.

We are honored to be a Collins Bus distributor for Maryland and the Washington, DC metropolitan area. K. Neal offers complete coverage of all your Child Care bus needs. We have special offers on in-stock MFSAB and school units ready for immediate delivery.

Additionally, K. Neal offers a complete line of bus accessories for all your bus safety needs and to stay in compliance with the DOT laws.

Kaplan Early Learning Company

1310 Lewisville Clemmons Rd
Lewisville, NC 27023
1-800-334-2014
Website

Contact Information:
Julie Dobies, M.A.
Territory Manager – DC, DE, MD
Kaplan Early Learning Company
800-334-2014, ext. 5099
Mobile: 410-303-8802
Fax: 336-293-1169
jdobies@kaplanco.com

Kaplan is proud to extend its long-standing commitment to Maryland’s early childhood teachers, caregivers, parents, and children through its support of MSCCA. For more than 50 years, Kaplan has worked in concert with the early childhood community to support the vision and creation of high quality caring and learning environments for children and families. To help in these efforts, we deliver high quality classroom materials, furniture, curricula/assessments, playgrounds and a wealth of services and resources designed to continue that tradition of support. At www.kaplanco.com, with the click of a mouse, Maryland providers can access the information and resources they need to design and operate high quality programs that meet the needs of children and their families. Kaplan is highly committed to our partnership with MSCCA and working together to support the future success of children and families!

KID-FIT Zone

ONE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH & FITNESS PROGRAM

Although dance, gymnastic, creative movement, music, yoga and sports programs all teach valuable concepts, KID-FIT is the only program that incorporate all these skills into ONE comprehensive physical education curriculum. Instead of paying for a variety of separate programs, KID-FIT will give you important features of each while teaching children how to develop healthy lifestyle habits for years to come. And, KID-FIT kids never wait in line for a piece of equipment or a turn. All props and materials are brought to your school weekly by a certified KID-FIT instructor.

Each KID-FIT class include:
1. Exercise: 25+ minutes of continuous movement working all areas of the body including balance, sport skills, cardio, upper/lower body conditioning, stretch and relaxation. Music and activates are fresh and new each 6-weeks. Indefinitely!
2. Nutrition Education: Children learn about making healthy food choices and limiting greasy foods during play. Plant-based recipes and worksheet are available in each unit for parents, school staff and children to enjoy.
3. Science Education: KID-FIT teaches life science through simple, age appropriate explanations. Nine curriculum units teach systems/organs in the body. (Lungs, bones, heart, muscles, brain …) Children not only learn what each look like; but what it does, why it’s important, how each can be hurt, and how to take care of them.

Save money. Save time. Give your kids the only balanced physical education program designed to teach them the knowledge and skills they need for a lifetime of good health.

Call for a free demo class today!

Contact information:
Karen Adam
301 646 7749
karen@kidfitzone.com

KID-FIT was created in 1993 and serving the DC/MD/VA since 2012

KOMPAN

Shaping happier and healthier societies is KOMPAN’s mission. We do that by stimulating physical activity, learning and social interaction in the solutions we offer. For over 45 years, KOMPAN has been designing unique play solutions for its customers. It has always been KOMPAN’s wish that as children and adolescents evolve into adulthood they preserve the joy and health benefits of movement. With healthy and happy adults as role models, the children of the future will be more likely to follow their lead – creating an ongoing legacy of movement. KOMPAN’s solutions are developed for all people and communities to enjoy the benefits of play and movement.

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Lakeshore Learning Materials

2695 E. Dominguez Street.
Carson, CA 90895

(800) 421-5354

LifeCubby

Since 2011, LifeCubby has led the early childhood industry in digital documentation, family communications, and program management.  Used by early childhood classroom teachers in over 2,000 classrooms worldwide, LifeCubby has provided cloud-based software with apps for iOS, Android, and Kindle. LifeCubby is used and approved in all 50 states, and includes the highly acclaimed Vine Assessment™ System. In 2017, LifeCubby partnered with Transax Priority Payments to bring full-service tuition tracking capabilities with credit card/ACH processing functionalities for child care clients everywhere.

Litebrite, LLC

Crystal Ey Educational Director cey@litebritellc.com
2300 Walnut Springs Court
White Hall, MD 21161
443-360-5044
www.litebritellc.com

Passion, drive and commitment. This is the foundation in which LiteBrite LLC was created. We believe that our educators are amazing men and woman who deserve the best in career development. We bring a love of learning, a high level of professionalism and a vision to change the face of “training” for the adult learner.

Excitement through collaboration, networking and relationship building create the environment where the adult learner can flourish and in turn, make significant impact in the lives of children and families.

In connection with the Maryland State Department of Education, our company strives to always be one step ahead in offering professional development designed to catapult our educators from a “job” to a career.

Maryland STEM Festival

The Maryland STEM Festival is an annual celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics that takes place across the State. The 2018 Festival drew an estimated 35,000 people to over 500 events. Most of these events are free, fun, and family oriented. Many events are geared toward preschool to kindergarten students. Baltimore City and every County in Maryland held at least one event; making this one of the few state-wide Festivals. The mission of the Festival is to encourage all students regardless of age, background, and experience to take a greater interest in STEM with the hope they will pursue a STEM related/focused career. Maryland is one the few states in the Nation to have a state-wide STEM or Science Festival. The 2019 Maryland STEM Festival takes place October 11th through November 10th. For more information on hosting an event or finding an event near you, please visit our website at www.marylandstemfestival.org

Phil Rogofsky, Founder and Executive Director
Maryland STEM Festival
mdstemfest@gmail.com
410-627-1074

MarylandBiz

401 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore MD 21202 1.888.Choose.MD

Website Maryland’s one-stop economic development shop strives to attract new businesses, stimulate private investment, encourage the expansion and retention of existing companies and provide Maryland business with workforce training and financial assistance. The Department markets local products and services at home and abroad.

Montgomery College WD & CE

Nelida Andres nelida.andres@montgomerycollege.edu
51 Mannakee Street (GBTC 420), Rockville, MD 20850 (240) 567-3827

Montgomery College WD & CE Flyer

National Early Childhood Program Accreditation – NECPA

The National Early Childhood Program Accreditation was established in 1991 to encourage quality and recognize excellence in early childhood programs throughout the United States and other countries. We pledge to remain focused on the interests of children by promoting benchmarks for high-quality standards throughout the early care and education profession. In addition to program accreditation, NECPA also offers teacher and director credentialing.

P.O. Box 2948
Merrifield, VA 22116
(855) 706-3272

Novick Childcare Solutions

Novick Childcare Solutions provides all the services food and essentials you need to get the most from your nutrition program and budget. Our passionate team of childcare specialist does the heavy lifting on everything from menu planning and staff training to all the details parents look for in a center, freeing you to focus on what you do best.

Web: novickchildcare.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/novickchildcare/
Instagram: @novickchildcare
Contact: 215.467.1400

O’Donovan Insurance / Day Care Defender

3881 Ten Oaks Road, Suite 2E, Glenelg, MD 21737
Phone: 410-423-4480
Website

When you own or operate a commercial or in-home childcare center, parents give you the responsibility of protecting their most precious assets. But how can you protect your business’s financial assets without daycare insurance? After all, accidents happen. Sometimes, the smallest mistake can lead to a severe or even life-threatening situation – and, one harmful accusation could ruin your entire livelihood. You need to prepare yourself for the worst possible outcome.

Paramedical Personnel of Maryland (PPM)

Paramedical Personnel of Maryland is the largest privately held safety training center in Maryland and is an official Training Center with The American Heart Association (AHA) and American Safety Health Institute (ASHI). We offer high quality, hands-on, safety and cardiovascular training for healthcare providers, workplace and community rescuers following the latest guidelines set forth by the AHA. All of our instructors are certified through the AHA and have extensive experience teaching these classes. We are committed to bringing quality emergency response training to every class we teach whether it be at our location or yours.

Contact us for more information or to schedule a class! We look forward to working with you.

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Playground Specialists Inc.

11700 Whates Lane
Thurmont, MD 21788
1-800-385-0075
Website

Our name may be a little deceiving. Playground Specialists, Inc. is a full service recreation company that can assist you with all your park and playground needs from design to installation. We offer a variety of products to meet your needs. At Playground Specialists, Inc., we work hard to maintain a strong foundation by building relationships with customers and recreation professionals. Every day we’re working with customers to create the perfect playground. We believe that all kids deserve a safe, fun place to play. That’s why we design our equipment and playgrounds to meet, but to exceed ADA laws. Just as every kid who plays on a playground is different, so are your playground needs. From budget constraints to limited space, Playground Specialists, Inc. and Playworld Systems, Inc. equipment gives you choices to make your playground the most fun it can be!

Soccer Shots

Website

It’s more than soccer!
Soccer Shots is the national leader in youth soccer development for children ages
2 through 8. Our program has been created under the guidance of childhood education specialists, MLS® and USL® professional soccer players, and experienced and licensed soccer coaches. Our innovative lesson plans are developmentally appropriate and tailored specifically to the three distinct age groups we teach. Using these creative and age-appropriate curricula and infusing each lesson plan with enthusiasm and structured activity, Soccer Shots aims to leave a lasting, positive impact on every child we serve.

Benefits

By enrolling your child in Soccer Shots, you can expect the following: 
Increased psychomotor development through fun fitness activities
Introduction to team dynamics
Character formation through life lessons such as honesty, sharing, respect, and positive attitudes
Development of active lifestyle habits
Individual skill development
Coordination, balance, and agility development
No gear needed! All soccer equipment is provided to program participants.

Camilo Beltran, Executive Director
Soccer Shots DC/MD/VA
301-661-5295
Email: cbeltran@soccershots.org

Treebranch Group LLC

https://treebranchgroup.com

8375 Jumpers Hole Rd
Millersville MD 21108
410-375-9381
Email: marketing@treebranchgroup.com

Women owned and operated. Our services include: website diagnostics, hosting products and support, website design-development, photography, graphics design, and event support.