Over 70,000 three and four year olds in Maryland are enrolled in preschool programs, with about half attending public programs and half private. The average annual cost of full time center-based preschool for a four year old is $9,100, compared to the average annual in-state tuition at a public college of $8,724. Preschool costs vary significantly between counties, with programs in Montgomery County costing on average $13,451 annually for a four year old. About 47% of children in Maryland meet standards for kindergarten readiness upon entering school.

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PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN MARYLAND
70,000
OVER 3-4 YEAR OLDS
ENROLLED
in 23 counties
& Baltimore City
2,734 LICENSED CENTERS
(2016)
½ Public ½ Private
3-4 YEAR OLDS
ATTEND PRESCHOOL
1 in 2
167,934 TOTAL
CAPACITY
< 20 centers / < 1,500 spots
21-75 centers / 1,501–4,500 spots
76-150 centers / 4,501–10,000 spots
151-300 centers / 10,001–16,000 spots
301-400 centers / 16,001–23,000 spots
401-500 centers / 23,001–35,000 spots
PER WEEK
PER YEAR$
9,100
AVERAGE COST
for full time center-
based program for
a 4 year old (2014)
AVERAGE COLLEGE
TUITION & FEES
annually for public
college in Maryland (2014)
$
188
{ $
8,724
MOST EXPENSIVE
COUNTIES
for center- based programs
(Average annual cost
for 4 year old)
Montgomery $13,451
$12,713
$10,584
$10,522
$10,223
Howard
Anne Arundel
Frederick
Harford
HIGHEST
PRESCHOOL
COSTS AS %
OF INCOME
top 5 counties
14% 13% 12% 11% 11%
Baltimore
City
Kent Allegany Baltimore
County Harford
of all 4 year olds enrolled in
STATE-SPONSORED
PRE-K (2014)
35% 40% in 10 yrs
HEAD START SPENDING
covering 239 programs serving
over 10,000 attendees (2014)
$
1.8MILLION
Early Learning Centers of
distinction in Title 1 districts
serving over 13,000 children under 6 (2014)
25JUDY CENTERS
47%
MEET STANDARDS FOR
KINDERGARTEN
READINESS
upon entering
kindergarten
(2014-2015)
ASSESSMENT
AREAS
54%of girls
40%of boys
upon entering kindergarten...
DEMONSTRATING READINESS
% reaching
kindergarten
readiness
(2014-2015)
SOCIAL
FOUNDATIONS
50%
PHYSICAL
WELL-BEING
& MOTOR
DEVELOPMENT
54%
LANGUAGE
& LITERACY
47%
MATHEMATICS
42%
SOURCES
Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early
Childhood Development & Office of Child Care
Kids Count Data Center, 2015
MSDE 2013-2014 Fact Book
National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER),
State of Preschool Yearbook 2014
Maryland Family Network
Maryland Child Care Resource Network, 2015 Child Care
Demographics Report
Maryland Child Care Resource Network, 2016 Trends in Child Care
Child Care Aware® of America, 1/2015 Survey of Child Care Resource &
Referral Networks
College Board Trends in College Pricing, 2014
Maryland Head Start Association
Maryland Equity Project, University of Maryland, Feb. 2014
Maryland Kindergarten Readiness Report, 2014-2015