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

The state's massive education reform package - the <a href="https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/">Blueprint for Maryland's Future</a> - 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 <a href="https://aib.maryland.gov/Pages/members.aspx">Jennifer Lynch</a>, a member of the Blueprint’s <a href="https://aib.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx">Accountability &amp; Implementation Board</a>, and Chris Peusch, executive director of the <a href="https://mscca.org/">Maryland State Child Care Association</a>.
Links: <a href="https://nieer.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/YB2022_ExecutiveSummary.pdf">The State of Preschool 2022 - The National Institute for Early Education Research</a> <a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/19/breaking-down-the-blueprint-major-changes-ahead-as-maryland-plans-dramatic-expansion-of-early-childhood-education/">Breaking down the Blueprint: Major changes ahead as Maryland plans dramatic expansion of early childhood education</a> <a href="https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/ece/">Blueprint Pillar 1: Early Childhood Education</a> <a href="https://marylandpublicschools.org/Blueprint/Documents/Reports122021/PrekindergartenImplementationPlanning.pdf">Blueprint for Maryland’s Future: Prekindergarten Implementation Planning</a> <a href="https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/prekindergarten-expansion-and-improvements/">Prekindergarten Expansion and Improvements</a>

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