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Somerset County Judy Center Partnership
The Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Family Education Centers or "Judy Center Partnerships" were created by the Maryland State Department of Education and serve children birth through Kindergarten and their families in an effort to increase the number of children entering school ready to learn. Judy Centers promote school readiness through collaboration with community-based agencies, organizations and local businesses. The goal of the Judy Center is to improve school readiness skills of children birth -five in the Princess Anne/Greenwood Elementary School areas and birth - Pre K in Crisfield area.
Who benefits from the Somerset Judy Center?
- Children in the Princess Anne and Woodson catchment areas will benefit. Children birth through kindergarten will be provided fun and exciting learning opportunities in all of the domains of learning throughout the entire year. Children with disabilities or special needs will be provided with interventions that may ensure greater school success.
- Parents of young children in the Princess Anne and Crisfield community will benefit because there will be many opportunities to become more involved in their child's education, increase their parenting skills and their own educational level. We will also provide many rich family-oriented activities.
- Somerset County Public Schools will benefit because children will enter school better prepared to learn. Parents will become more involved and, through early intervention, developmental delays and speech issues will be remedied before children enter the primary grades. This has social, as well as financial benefits for our school system.
- Our Community will benefit: Community organizations serving children and families will coordinate efforts and assist each other, getting much more “bang for your buck”. The Judy Center will help create a more successful workforce by aiding in adult education/ parent education/ nutrition and health initiatives etc. The Judy Center funding will also help the community leverage additional funds for other projects.
- The state will benefit because more children will enter our public schools with the skills needed to succeed and they will continue to succeed throughout life.
Judy Center Staff:
Family Service Coordinator (Princess Anne) | Jamie Malaney |
Family Service Coordinator (Crisfield) | Janell Hale |
Home and School Connections Specialists | Tyshika Bonneville |
Administrative Assistant | Michelle Lidinsky |
Judy Center Coordinator | Karen Karten |
*Contact the Somerset County Judy Center at 410-651-1275 (Princess Anne) or 410-968-1295 (Crisfield).

Somerset Early Learning Advisory Council (SELAC)
The Somerset Early Learning Advisory Council was established in 2013 as a result of a statewide initiative (Race to the Top) to create cohesive local level committees to focus on education for the birth-age five population. SELAC is made up of representatives of Head Start, Child Care, community outreach programs, and Somerset County Public Schools. The goal for the council is to ensure that all students enter kindergarten ready to learn. The council provides professional development, family and child care outreach, school readiness materials and was instrumental in the creation of the Somerset County Judy Center.
Looking for Child Care?

410-543-6650
877-261-0060
Technical Education for Adults
Somerset County Public Schools in partnership with Somerset County Department of Technical and Community Services is excited to provide continuing education classes for adults.
These classes are free and offer an opportunity for adult learners to obtain skills that will assist them in the employment market.
For more information regarding these classes, please contact
Conal Turner at 410-651-1616 or at cturner@somerset.k12.md.us.
Below are the current class offerings:
Child Care
Upcoming professional development classes and activities:
Check out our Resource Library! Materials are available to be borrowed. Just call the Judy Center at 410-651-1275.
Judy Center Newsletters
Pre K / K Registration have been postponed until later in the Spring due to the Pandemic. Thank you for understanding.
Use the link below to help get you started and bring it to your local elementary school to complete registration.
The Judy Center
Princess Anne
410-651-1275
11576 Lankford Street
Princess Anne, Maryland
The Judy Center
Crisfield
410-968-1295
281A Woodson School Road
Crisfield, Maryland
Somerset County Judy Center Partners
410-651-9608
Rachel Childers- Little Angels
443-365-9199
410-957-9933
410-651-4200
410-621-0889
410-968-1062
410-651-2824
410-543-6650
410-543-6650
410-713-3430
410-726-4929
410-968-0560 (Crisfield)
410-651-4385 (Princess Anne)
410-968-1297 (Early Head Start)
Somerset Family Support Network/Preschool Partners
410-651-0481
443-523-1700
410-603-5043
410-651-0852 (Princess Anne)
410-968-0955 (Crisfield)
410-651-4980
410-677-4200
410-623-3328
410-677-4261
410-677-4261
410-677-4261
410-651-3455
410-651-1000
410-742-5143
410-651-6173
410-742-4988
410-968-1295
Woodrow Wilson Community Center
410-968-2559
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