The Maryland Model for School Readiness - Community Indicators ...

Prior Care EnrollmentMaryland Model for School Readiness, 2010-2011Early Learning StrengthensSchool Readiness•Baltimore City enrolled 4,578children in its state-funded PreKprogram in school year 2009-2010(i.e., the year prior to enrollment inKindergarten in school year 2010-2011).•60.9% of the City’s kindergartenparents reported their child’spredominant prior care setting waspublic PreK.NOTE: Some prior care settings have enrollment criteria. For example, HeadStart Centers and public PreK almost exclusively serve children from low-incomehouseholds and children with disabilities—two subgroups that have consistentlyhad significantly lower school readiness than Maryland kindergarteners as awhole, and are considered at risk.Source: Maryland State Department of Education