School Improvement in Maryland

Early Childhood Initiatives

Find an Accredited Early Childhood Program in your county.

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Early Childhood Accreditation Project enables public and non-public early childhood programs in the state of Maryland obtain voluntary state or national accreditation. Early Childhood programs in Maryland have the choice of pursuing state or national accreditation. MSDE recognizes the following national programs: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA), and National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). Programs that pursue MSDE accreditation use the Standards for Implementing Quality Early Childhood Programs to rate and improve the quality of their early learning services. These standards identify and define quality program services in administration, program operation, and home and community partnerships.

Caroline County

Program Name Type of Program Address Telephone Accred Type (Valid Thru)
Caroline County Family Support/ EHS CBCC 100 N 6th Street
Denton 21629		 410-479-3298 MSDE ( 30-Jun-11 )
Chapel District Elementary School 11430 Cordova Road
Cordova 21625-2685		 410-822-2391 MID ST ( 1-May-15 )
Denton Elementary School PK K 303 Sharp Road
Denton 21629		 410-479-1660 MSDE ( 19-Jul-09 )
Federalsburg Elementary School PK K 302 South University Avenue
Federalsburg 21863		 MSDE ( 27-Feb-10 )
Federalsburg Judy Center EHS 323 South University Avenue
Federalsburg 21632		 MSDE ( 25-Jun-10 )
Greensboro Elementary School PK K 625 N Main Street
Greensboro 21639		 MSDE ( 27-Feb-10 )
MRDC- Greensboro Head Start Center HS 101 Cedar Lane
Greensboro 21639		 MSDE ( 25-Jun-10 )
Preston Elementary School PK K 225 Main Street
Preston 21655		 410-673-7298 MSDE ( 2-Feb-10 )
Ridgely Elementary School CBCC 118 North Central Avenue
Ridgely 21660		 410-634-2105 MSDE ( 19-Jul-09 )
CCBC=Center-based Child Care, HS=Head Start, EHS=Early Head Start, Pre-K=Prekindergarten (mostly public schools), Kdg=Kindergarten
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