The state's massive education reform package - the Blueprint for Maryland's Future - lays out a plan to expand free pre-kindergarten to low-income families. How will school systems and private childcare providers work together?
We speak with Jennifer Lynch, a member of the Blueprint’s Accountability & Implementation Board, and Chris Peusch, executive director of the Maryland State Child Care Association.
Links:
- The State of Preschool 2022 - The National Institute for Early Education Research
- Breaking down the Blueprint: Major changes ahead as Maryland plans dramatic expansion of early childhood education
- Blueprint Pillar 1: Early Childhood Education
- Blueprint for Maryland’s Future: Prekindergarten Implementation Planning
- Prekindergarten Expansion and Improvements
