This evaluation is presented in four parts. Part I provides the background of the preschool program and includes the provisions of ESEA Title III, a description of the planning for the Title III grant, characteristics of the tri-county area in Maryland where the program is located and a brief description of other subsidized programs in that area. Part II is concerned with the operation of the classroom, the advisory committee, program goals, staffing and administration and parental participation. Part III deals with testing of the children and includes sections on the Lee-Clark Reading Readiness test, the Metropolitan Readiness test, the Stanford Achievement test, the WPPSI and the Wisc, the Vineland Social Maturity Scale, and the Johns Hopkins Perceptual test. Each section includes a description of the test, administration procedures, an analysis of scores, and results. Part IV is a comparison of families of children who had been in the preschool program with the families of their classmates. (MS)