Getting Started
New - The Maryland Creative Curriculum Classroom® Resource Kit
This convenient kit combines the essential elements of The Creative Curriculum for Preschool System - curriculum, assessment, evaluation and implementation, and professional development - into one easy-to-use solution for classroom teachers in Maryland. The Kit is an instant resource library for every teacher.
Call us at (800) 637-3652 for more information or order your kit online.
Early Learning Standards
Learn how Maryland's pre-K standards align with The Creative Curriculum®. (pdf)
The Creative Curriculum®
Teaching Strategies provides curriculum and assessment materials for teachers of children from birth (infants, toddlers & twos) through prekindergarten. We also offer curriculum and training materials and parent resources for programs serving children through third grade.
Professional Development
Teaching Strategies on-site professional development, conferences, and group training at our Washington, DC-area headquarters for early childhood teachers and administrators.
Early Childcare in Maryland
Maryland Recommends The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has named The Creative Curriculum for Preschool a state-recommended preschool curriculum for early childhood programs. (pdf)
Maryland Recommends The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has named The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos a state-recommended curriculum for children birth to age 3.
Grants and Legislation
The Maryland Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program is back!
Grants will be awarded on quarterly, at the end of April, July, October, and January. Awards will be based upon merit not the submittal date.
Assessment and SPP#7 Reporting Tools
CreativeCurriculum.net
CreativeCurriculum.net is the country's leading online assessment, reporting, program planning, and parent communication system that also allows for automatic Head Start and OSEP Reporting. Enroll in a free CreativeCurriculum.net demo today.
IDEA 2004 State Performance Plan Indicator #7: Automate the Process Using OSEPreports.net
OSEPreports.net is the simplest, most direct system available for data entry into the 7-point ECO Child Outcomes Summary Form. It is a universal system that fulfills your reporting requirements using the results of any assessment instrument. Enroll in a free OSEPreports.net demo today.
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