Maryland: Early Head Start Initiative

This reports links to materials for state-level advocates and policymakers exploring policy related to preschool suspension and expulsion.

This page from the Administration for Children and Families offers data and guidance from the federal government related to suspension and expulsion in early childhood settings.

The mission of Early Head Start is clear: to support healthy prenatal outcomes and enhance intellectual, social and emotional development of infants and toddlers to promote later success in school an…

This joint report by ZERO TO THREE and CLASP draws on research on state efforts to expand and enhance access to Early Head Start (EHS) services for infants, toddlers, and their families.

Healthy Beginnings is designed to help caregivers tap the amazing potential for learning and growth that all young children have. The site offers resources, knowledge, and support around child care a…

Maryland libraries are transforming how they interact with families.

A key goal of Marylands Early Learning Challenge grant, awarded in December 2011, was to strengthen family engagement across the early childhood system.

In December 2011, Maryland was awarded a four-year Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grant and proposed the following targets to improve its early learning and development (ELD) syst…

In 2009 the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) received a $14.4 million incentive grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs as part of the American …