Helpful Links

Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Website Addresses:

Division of Early Childhood Development

Early Childhood Accreditation Program

Program Standards for Prek, K, Head Start, CC Centers

Kindergarten -- Changing the Entrance Date

Maryland's Early Childhood Initiatives, Achieving School Readiness - 5 Year Action Plan, and the Judith P. Hoyer Program

Maryland Model for School Readiness & School Readiness Information

Voluntary State Curriculum Prek-8

Your Child Goes to Prekindergarten/Kindergarten - Education Services: foreign translations for Vietnamese, Urdu, Tagalog, French, Arabic, Amharic, Korean, Kindi, Gurjurati, Spanish, Chinese, Russion

Bridge to Excellence - 2005 Guidance Document

NAEYC

Additional Resources:

It's Time for School

Guidelines for Healthy Development and Care of Young Children, Birth to 3

Help Your Child Learn Friendship Skills (1/2012)

Chestnut Grove's Playdough Recipe

Cornstarch Dough (Two and You)

Blueberry Teacakes (Two and You)

Pretzels (Two and You)