Publications and Reports

The Division of Early Childhood Development (DECD) publishes a variety of print and online reports and other documents concerning early care and education and school readiness.  These publications are intended for early care and education professionals, parents, public policy-makers, researchers, and the general public.


Click here for the 2012 Annual Report on the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Enhancement Program. 

Click here for Barriers to Quality Child Care and Out of School Time Activities in Maryland, a November 2012 report by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council.

Click here for an Executive Summary of MSDE's application for funding under the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grant competition.

2012-2013 School Readiness Report.  Each year, MSDE publishes the report "Children Entering School Ready to Learn," which provides information about the school readiness skills of Maryland kindergarteners during the current year.  School Readiness Reports from previous years can also be accessed through this link.

Click here for an analysis of the influence of Judy Center services on the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) kindergarten assessment outcomes.

PARTNERS – DECD's quarterly newsletter to the licensed child care community and early care and education agencies.  Previous editions of Partners, as well as the current edition, are accessed through this link.

DECD Operational Data and Reports – The DECD website page that presents various data sets, statistical analyses, and other information about early care and education programs in Maryland.

Click here to read "A look at Maryland's Early Childhood Data System," a case study published by the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Data Quality Campaign.

Click here to read "Maryland as a Nation," a 2009 MSDE study comparing Maryland's early care and education system with the systems of certain European and non-European industrialized countries.

Maryland’s Preschool for All Business Plan (December 2009) – Implementing the Preschool for All program during the second decade of the 2000s.

The Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Enhancement Grant for Preschool Services: Maryland's Pilot Preschool Programs - A summary report on six collaborative partnerships to provide pre-K services in Maryland.

Preschool for All in Maryland - Recommendations of the Task Force on Universal Preschool Education.  For a cost-benefit analysis of the recommendations, click here.  To read the proposed business plan for Preschool for All in Maryland, click here. 

Subsidy Enrollments Among Accredited Child Care Providers in Maryland – DECD's November 2007 study of the number of accredited child care programs participating in Maryland's child care subsidy program, and the number of subsidized children receiving child care from accredited programs.

Achieving School Readiness: A 5-Year Action Agenda.  This October 2002 report to the Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families by Maryland’s Leadership in Action Program details the goals, strategies and action steps identified as most critical for ensuring that all Maryland children are fully ready for school.

The Maryland Early Childhood Mental Health Project

Early Learning Initiatives