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  • About
    • Brain Building In Progress
    • Strengthening Families
    • Contact Us
  • COVID-19 Resources
  • Programs and More
    • MONDAYS: "FIRST FRIENDS STORY TIME"
    • TUESDAYS: "STORY TIME YOGA" & "PROCESS ART"
    • THURSDAYS: "LITTLE LEARNERS" & "WENDY'S STORY ART"
    • FRIDAYS: "STORIES&SONGS", "SCIENCE FRIDAYS", & "M IS FOR MUSEUM"
    • SEASIDE SATURDAYS
    • SPECIAL EVENTS
    • Registration
  • Countdown To Kindergarten
    • CTK Calendar
  • Learning At Home
    • Supplies, Recipes, & Suggestions
    • Songs, Rhymes, & Bounces for LapBabies
    • Play! Play! Play!
    • Early Literacy
    • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
    • Fine Motor Skills
    • Speech & Language Development
    • Social-Emotional Learning
    • Self-Help Skills
    • Antiracism
    • Local Events Calendars & Things To Do
    • Self Care For Parents/Caregivers
  • Developmental Screenings
  • Community Resources
    • Early Education & Child Care Resources For Families >
      • Early Education Programs
      • After School Programs
    • Public Libraries, Town Halls, & Community Centers
    • Playgrounds & Parks
    • Museums & Historical Societies
    • Housing, Legal, Financial, Fuel & Food
    • Health & Safety Resources
    • Resources For Programs/Providers
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YOUR CART

PLEASE NOTE:  Early Childhood Partners provides referrals NOT recommendations.  Responsibility for selecting a provider resides with each parent or guardian.
Please go to our COVID-19 Resources Page for resources specifically related to the pandemic.
HEALTH SERVICES

Beverly Hospital

85 Herrick St., Beverly
978-922-3000
www.beverlyhospital.org

Boston Children's Hospital at Peabody
10 Centennial Drive, Peabody
781-216-3400

Addison Gilbert Hospital
298 Washington Street, Gloucester
978-283-4000

Mass Health (Medicaid)
www.mass.gov/topics/masshealth

VISION​

http://www.preventblindness.org
Specialized Pediatric Eye Care (Beverly, MA)

WATER SAFETY
Water Safety at the Mass.Gov website. 

SAFE TO SLEEP 
Safe to Sleep® - Crib Information Center 

PEDIATRICIANS

​Family Medicine Associates 
Offices in Hamilton & Manchester
www.familymedicineassociates.com

Garden City Pediatric Associates
http://gardencitypediatrics.com

North Shore Medical Center 
http://nsmc.partners.org/pediatrics
http://nsmc.partners.org/pediatric-primary-care
http://nsmc.partners.org/boston-pediatrics

North Shore Pediatrics (Beverly Hospital)
http://www.beverlyhospital.org/nspediatrics

North Shore Pediatrics (Danvers)
http://www.northshorepeds.com

​Kids' Health 
http://www.kidshealthllc.com

Pediatric medical information sites:
  • Baby Center www.babycenter.com
  • Kids Health www.kidshealth.org
  • Ask Dr. Sears www.askdrsears.com

Health insurance information for Massachusetts Residents:
  • Massachusetts Health Connector www.mahealthconnector.org​

Valuable Family Resources 
  • Action, Inc.
  • Children & Disasters
  • Essex County Hunger Relief 
  • Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC)
  • Health Benefits for Mother and Baby
  • Healthy Children
  • Mass Resources - Find out what programs are available, who is eligible, which benefits you can get, and how to apply in Massachusetts.
  • Parents Helping Parents
  • Text4Baby Messages​

SPECIAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES

Massachusetts Advocates for Children
617-357-8431
www.massadvocates.org

Massachusetts Office on Disability
www.mass.gov

Disability Law Center
617-723-8455

Massachusetts Bureau of Special Education Appeals
1 Congress Street 11th Floor, Boston
617-626-7250

Family TIES of MA
1-800-905-8437
www.massfamilyties.org

Future's Behavior Therapy Center - Autism Spectrum
978-969-2894
futuresbtc.com

Early Intervention
Northeast Arc Center for Developmental Excellence

978-624-2332
www.ne-arc.org

POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION

​North Shore Post-Partum Depression Task Force
http://northshorepostpartumhelp.org/

24/7 Stress Line: Parents Helping Parents. 1-800-632-8188

Postpartum Support International 1-800-944-4PPD
http://www.postpartum.net/

FAMILY VIOLENCE AND ABUSE

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
24/7 bilingual statewide hotline to assist survivors of rape 
www.barcc.org
800-841-8371

Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC)
24 hour support. Provides domestic violence helpline, emergency shelter, legal services, advocacy, and counseling services.
1-800-547-1649
www.hawcdv.org

Jane Doe Inc
A coalition that provides assistance to domestic violence and sexual violence survivors seeking information, referrals, and support.
877-785-2020
www.janedoe.org

Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF)
24 Hour Line 800-792-5200
978-825-3800
www.mass.gov/dcf

SUBSTANCE AND ADDICTION RESOURCES

Alcoholics Anonymous

www.aaboston.gov

Massachusetts Substance Use Hotline
1-800-327-5050
www.helplinema.org

The Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery
29 Winter Street, Boston
617-423-6627

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT GROUPS

Network of Care Massachusetts 
A 
directory of over 5,000 mental health and substance use programs and organizations across the Commonwealth, searchable by keyword and zip code.
​
Parents Helping Parents of Massachusetts 
108 Water Street, Watertown, MA 02472
tel: 617-926-5008
info@parentshelpingparents.org

http://www.parentshelpingparents.org

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​Early Childhood Partners programs are funded by the Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant awarded to Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) serving Hamilton, Wenham, Manchester, and Essex.  All educational and non-academic programs, activities and employment opportunities at Hamilton-Wenham RSD are offered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, homelessness, age and/or, disability, and any other class or characteristic
​protected by law.

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Early Childhood Partners

You are your child's first and most important teacher.  We are here to support you in that journey. 

Contact

E. Paige Menchini, MSW, LICSW
Early Childhood Partners
​Program Coordinator
978-468-5489
​e.menchini@hwschools.net