Office of Child Care Advisory Council

1. Governor’s State Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC): Sustainability Plan Office of Child Care Advisory Council Data Collaborative MLDS State Interagency Coordinating Council Early Childhood Mental Health Steering Committee Research Advisory Group Early Childhood Advisory Council Legislative Consultant Comprehensive Assessment System State Advisory Committee Business/ Investment Adjunct Committee Executive ECAC Committee 24 Local Early Childhood Advisory Councils in each jurisdiction

2. RTT ELC Project 9 Update Leadership in Early Learning Academies to promote rigorous, developmentally appropriate instructional practices that support the Early Learning Common Core Standards

3. RTT ELC Project 10 UpdateDRAFT Early Childhood Data Warehouse

4. Maryland’s Developmental Screening Consortium www.marylandearlyscreening.com

5. Quality Care and Education System forMaryland’s Children Project 2 Maryland EXCELS Update

6. Whatis QRIS? “A quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) is a systematic approachto assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs.” (NCCIC) Why QRIS? To: • Recognize child care providers/centers for their accomplishments, and • Provide a framework to articulate to the public the quality initiatives a provider/center participate in and undertake

7. Excellence in Early Learning and School Age Care

8. Race to the TopEarly Learning Challenge Project 2Implement a Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System for ALL Early Learning and Development Programs Funding For Project 2: RTT-ELG Grant: $21,265,146 Other funds (CCDF): $12,683,136 Total for the next 4 years: $33,948,282

9. RTT-ELC Linkages with Maryland EXCELS • Early Childhood Breakthrough Center (Project 3) • Training and Technical Assistance • Quality Capacity Building • Local Advisory Councils (Project 1) • Marketing • Promotion Project 2 • Comprehensive Assessment System • (Project 6) • Formative Assessments • Kindergarten Entry Assessment • Revised Early Learning Standards (Project 4) • Incorporate Common Core Standards • Expand VIOLETS and STEM • Develop Guide to Early Pedagogy • Early Childhood Data System (Project 10) • Child Care Administrative Tracking System • Maryland Longitudinal Data System • Coalition for Family Engagement (Project 8) • Customizing Family Engagement Framework for EXCELS standards

10. Quality Assurance Specialists Lisa Smith Petrea Fletcher Ona Whitfield Mary Beth Johnson Shelia Maness • Quality Assurance Specialists will: • Provide technical assistance, support and coordination of services to early care and education programs throughout the state. • Conduct on-site monitoring and provide information on Maryland EXCELS. • Provide on-site consultation with participating programs to provide technical assistance, information and to verify the accuracy of Maryland EXCELS ratings.

11. Maryland’s Standards • Licensing and Compliance • Rating Scales and Accreditation • Developmentally Appropriate Learning and Practice • Staffing and Professional Development • Administrative Policies and Procedures

12. MD EXCELS Web-Site http://marylandexcels.org

13. Process and Next Steps • Develop workbook, application process – Fall 2010 • Develop website – Initial development Completed • Pilot MD EXCELS – Completed • Field Test – November 26, 2012 – June 2013 • 299 facilities participating • Develop Incentives and Marketing Tools – Winter 2012 – Spring 2013 • Take to Scale – July 2013 County Breakdown

14. QUESTIONS