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ERIC Number: ED661442
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Judith P. Hoyer Early Care. Annual Report
Maryland State Department of Education
As the early education coordinator for Prince George's County Public Schools, Judith P. Hoyer recognized the gaps in available services for low-income families. In the 1990s, she created a central location in Adelphi, Maryland, for early childhood services, thus fostering cooperation of governmental and private agencies around the needs of local families with young children. After an untimely death in 1997, her husband, Congressman Steny Hoyer, in partnership with Governor Parris N. Glendening, led a successful movement to bring her collaboration model to other communities in Maryland. The Maryland State Legislature enacted the Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Education Enhancement Program in May of 2000 to address three essential principles in Maryland's early childhood care and education programs: (1) Judy Centers -- The need for greater coordination among the providers of early childhood education and support services was essential in focusing the services and resources of the various programs and providers on families with high needs in designated Title I school zones; (2) Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) -- The State needed a uniform assessment to measure success in early childhood education; and (3) Program Accreditation and Preschool for all -- The need to ensure that all preschool-age children receive quality care and education by promoting professional development for the early education workforce and accreditation for childcare providers. In 2011, the grant funding awarded to the state under the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) supported the expansion of Judy Center Early Learning Hubs and a new system for assessing school readiness. Maryland developed and implemented Ready for Kindergarten (R4K) -- Maryland's Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System. R4K aligns with the Maryland College and Career Readiness standards for PreK-12 and provides a single coordinated system for recognizing the needs and measuring the learning progress of all children from thirty-six to seventy-two months. Judy Centers continue to grow as part of The Blueprint for Maryland's Future. The Blueprint is a landmark piece of legislation passed in 2021, including comprehensive changes to Maryland's early childhood system. As part of the funding, Judy Centers will grow by 9 per year from now until 2025. The expansion will continue to 18 sites per year from 2026-2030. This report provides a current review of accomplishments and challenges during State Fiscal Year 2022.
Maryland State Department of Education. 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Tel: 410-767-0600; Web site: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Division of Early Childhood
Identifiers - Location: Maryland
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Race to the Top
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