Title I Early Childhood Program

What is the Title I Early Childhood Program?

The program encompasses three components to support families of 3- and 4-year-old students.

With the expansion of the CCPS Pre-K3 program, Title I will strive to support families of 3- and 4-year-old students through family engagement activities, parent training, and school readiness resources for use at home.

An additional component of the Title I Early Childhood Program is training that supports daycare programs in developing children's early learning skills. Training is offered to cooperating childcare providers and their families, and families of PreK students enrolled in Title I Schools.

Eligible childcare providers interested in accreditation will receive the required Core of Knowledge training needed to progress through the Maryland EXCELS program. Additionally, the Title I Early Childhood Community Liaison will provide site visits, materials, and support to providers working toward accreditation. To be eligible, childcare providers must serve children living in Title I school zones.

The Three Components of the Program

School Readiness Resources

Title I is excited to provide a variety of instructional resources to families that will assist them in developing their child’s school readiness skills through the creation of the Parent Resource Center at ELC Waldorf and the expansion of our Summer Backpack Program.

The Parent Resource Center at ELC Waldorf provides families with access to valuable information and connects them with community partners and organizations. These partners offer programs that support early childhood development through enrichment activities and interventions, while also helping families meet basic needs through comprehensive wrap-around services. The Parent Resource Center also includes a lending library where parents can check out school readiness kits and activities that promote skill development in cognition, fine motor, language and literacy, math, and science.

Summer backpacks or learning kits are provided at the end of the school year so that families can continue to support learning over the break and combat the summer slide. Kits may include social emotional learning tools, books, math manipulatives, and other learning games.

Parent Training

Title I collaborates with partnering Title I schools and community organizations to provide training, materials, and resources for parents, families, and childcare providers with early childhood support to help develop children's early learning skills. Parent and Family Engagement events are hosted at ELC Waldorf and are open to all CCPS pre-K3 and partnering childcare providers.

Ride the Reading Sleigh with Kathy Bumgardner, Strategies Unlimited

Edible ABCs with Jessica Conjour, Maryland SNAP-Ed Program, University of Maryland Extension

Financial Fitness with Lisa Ambers, Beyond the Classroom.

Childcare Provider Support

The CCPS Title I Office partners with childcare providers who operate in or serve children in our Title I school zones. Through this partnership, CCPS strives to support Early Childhood programs, assist in the Maryland EXCELS program, and provide instructional materials and training to early childhood providers. Additionally, the Title I Early Childhood Community Liaison will provide site visits, resources, and support to providers working toward accreditation.

Title I offers free training for all Childcare Providers operating in Title I school zones aimed at building professional knowledge and providing Core of Knowledge credits in the Maryland EXCELS program.

If you are a childcare provider operating in a Title I school zone, and are interested in partnering with Title I, please contact Thelma Dorsey at tmdorsey@ccboe.com or 301-392-5519.