School Readiness

The links below provide information, guidelines, and other documents describing initiatives to promote and assess the school readiness of Maryland's preschoolers and kindergarten students.

2008-2009 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.

 Early Childhood Curriculum Project – Guidance for child care and other nonpublic early childhood programs about curricular resources for three, four, and five year-olds.  These resources are MSDE-recommended because they are aligned with the State’s prekindergarten and kindergarten curricular frameworks, also known as the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR)/Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC).

Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC)

Countdown to Kindergarten (CTK) - The statewide campaign to increase public awareness about the importance of a child's early experience as the basis for school readiness.

Maryland’s Guidelines for Healthy Child Development and Care for Young Children