School Improvement in Maryland

Early Childhood Initiatives

Find an Accredited Early Childhood Program in your county.

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Early Childhood Accreditation Project enables public and non-public early childhood programs in the state of Maryland obtain voluntary state or national accreditation. Early Childhood programs in Maryland have the choice of pursuing state or national accreditation. MSDE recognizes the following national programs: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA), and National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). Programs that pursue MSDE accreditation use the Standards for Implementing Quality Early Childhood Programs to rate and improve the quality of their early learning services. These standards identify and define quality program services in administration, program operation, and home and community partnerships.

Carroll County

Program NameType of ProgramAddressTelephoneAccred Type (Valid Thru)
ABC Care @ Westminister Elementary PK K 811 Uniontown Rd
Westminister 21157
NAA
Carroll Child Care Centers, Inc CBCC 125 Airport Drive
Westminster 21157
410-848-3661 NAEYC(31-May-10)
Carroll Non-Profit Center HS 255 Clifton Blvd Suite 101
Westminister 21157
410-871-2450 MSDE(28-Jun-08)
Catholic Charities Head Start - Francis Scott Key HS 3825 Bark Hill Rd
Union Bridge 21791
410-751-3320 MSDE(29-Jun-08)
Catholic Charities Head Start - Taneytown HS 4501 Stumpton Road
Taneytown 21787
410-871-2450 MSDE(29-Jun-08)
Catholic Charities Head Start-Carroll Child Care HS 125 Airport Drive, Suite 14
Westminster 21157
410-871-2450 MSDE(29-Jun-08)
Catholic Charities Head Start-William Winchester HS 70 Monroe Street
Westminster 21157
410-871-2450 MSDE(29-Jun-08)
Child Development Center, Carroll Community College CBCC 1601 Washington Road
Westminster 21157
410-386-8470 NAEYC(31-Jan-09)
KinderCare Learning Center #1124 CBCC 1641 Liberty Road
Eldersburg 21784
410-781-4709 NAEYC(31-Jul-10)
Robert Moton Elementary-Carroll County Judy Center PK K 1413 Washington Road
Westminster 21157
410-751-3613 MSDE(19-Jul-09)
Robert Moton-Catholic Charities Head Start HS
Robert Moton-Catholic Charities Head Start HS
MSDE(29-Jun-08)
CCBC=Center-based Child Care, HS=Head Start, EHS=Early Head Start, Pre-K=Prekindergarten (mostly public schools), Kdg=Kindergarten
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