Outreach
- Frederick County Purchase of Childcare Program
- Frederick County Development Center
- Frederick County Childcare Choices
- Social Services
Health
- Maryland Children's Health Program
- Flu Related Information
- Department of Mental Health and Hygiene
- Age Appropriate Immunization Guidelines
Nutrition
- American Heart Association
Daily Estimated Calories and Recommended Servings for Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Milk/Dairy by Age and Gender - Department of Health and Human Services
A Great, Interactive Site for Children and Parents - Nutrition Games, Recipes and More! - kidnetic.com Your kids will love this one! "Kidnetic.com has cool stuff about how your body works, how eating right helps you play better and feel good and how staying active is lots of fun!"
Educational
- The Early Learning Branch is responsible for the Judith P. Hoyer Programs (i.e., Judy Centers and Enhancement Grants for Private Providers), the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR), Early Childhood Accreditation, Public Pre-K and Kindergarten, and the Early Childhood Curriculum Project, as well as curriculum development and policy and programmatic issues related to prekindergarten and kindergarten.
- The Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) is an assessment and instructional system designed to provide parents, teachers, and early childhood providers with a common understanding of what children know and are able to do upon entering school.
- Ready At Five is a statewide, public/private, 501(c)3 non-profit partnership and a powerful, independent voice for young children. founded in 1992 in response to the first national education goal, "all children will enter school ready to learn," Ready At Five remains firmly committed to ensuring that all Maryland's children enter school ready to succeed.
- Offering a comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-use collection of more than 16,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education.
Children's Advocacy
Advocates for Children and Youth
Advocates for Children and Youth (ACY) was founded in 1987 by a group of prominent child advocates in Maryland who saw the need for an independent organization to advocate for the needs of the state's children and families in the community, the media and the public policy arena.
The Children's Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
Maryland Committee for Children
Maryland Committee for Children works with parents, child care providers, advocates, employers, and policymakers to expand and enhance the early childhood education and child care available to Maryland's children.