Teaching Strategies in Maryland

Getting Started

New! The Maryland Creative Curriculum Classroom^® Resource Kit

Buy The Maryland Creative Curriculum Classroom^® Resource Kit, and pay approximately 10 percent less than you would if you bought the components individually!

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.

Order your PLUS kit online.

Order your BASIC kit online.

Contact Inette Hunter at (800) 637-3652 ext. 1755 for more information.

Early Learning Standards

Teaching Strategies GOLD^TM
Learn how the Maryland Model for School Readiness: Framework and Standards for Prekindergarten aligns with Teaching Strategies GOLD^TM Objectives for Development & Learning: Birth Through Kindergarten (PDF)

Developmental Continuum
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 State Department of Education Provides State-Recommended Preschool Curricula for Early Childhood Programs

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.

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