Our Mission

The Vera Shank Child Care Center of The Baltimore American Indian Center exists to provide safe, quality care to young children and their families. We are committed to providing and environment dedicated to ensuring that the developing needs of young children are met daily.

Our program is designed to promote the total growth of each child in emotional, social, physical, and intellectual development.

Further we commit to providing for the cultural development of all children, respecting, embracing, and celebrating diversity.

Recognizing that Native populations face particular challenges in preserving their unique history, we pledge to promote and teach Native American values and ideals.

Children are accepted into our program without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex or disability.

Our Location

Vera Shank Child Care Center is located in the historic Fells Point district of Baltimore, at 1633 East Lombard Street, as part of the Baltimore American Indian Center's services to the community at large.