Kid's Campus is proud to have earned recognition by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) as an Accredited Early Learning Center. Recognition of KID'S CAMPUS educational programs by MSDE means we "...represent the highest quality and reflect research-based, best practices in early childhood education," according to the MSDE accreditation website.
KID'S CAMPUS is just the second private center in Northern Calvert County to have achieved accreditation by the State. Only 12% of Maryland's 1,547 child care centers have successfully earned nationally recognized accreditation according to the 2011 report of the the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, or NACCRRA.
According to the MSDE, "...children benefit from accreditation because their learning environments are exciting, positive, and growth-oriented. Parents of young children benefit from this process because their children are enrolled in stimulating learning environments that reflect the research and best practices of the field. Early care and education programs benefit because their services are publicly recognized as being of the highest caliber. Local school systems benefit from this process because accredited programs increase the chances for young children to be better prepared to enter public school primary grades."
MSDE reported in their 2009-2010 Maryland Model for School Readiness Data that 78% of children enter kindergarten ready to learn. That is a 29 point improvement since 2001-2002 and a 5 point increase from the prior year. The greatest progress occurred among children enrolled in child care centers the year prior to kindergarten; 84% are now fully ready, up from 45% from just seven years ago.
Children enrolled in child care centers are showing the biggest gains in kindergarten readiness skills.
For more information on the rigorous state accreditation process, please visit the MSDE website at:
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/credentials/Accred.htm
