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Maryland Preschool Development Birth through Five (PDG-B-5)

Award Number: 90TP0153
ORGANIZATION: CHILD CARE BUREAU
OPDIV: ACF
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/31/2025
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/30/2026

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Maryland Preschool Development Birth through Five (PDG-B-5) - Maryland’s Preschool Development Grant B-5 (PDG B-5) funds will accelerate the momentum caused by the state’s investment of over $300 million in the past two years to strengthen the ECE system—primarily through the Child Care Scholarship Program and the Blueprint for MD’s Future, including prekindergarten (PreK) expansion and family resource hubs supporting high-impact activities that expand access to high-quality ECE. MD will launch an Early Childhood Integrated Data Dashboard and develop a Strategic Roadmap to align with the state’s Blueprint and MSDE’s strategic vision. MD will use PDG B-5 funds to: (1) Reconcile fragmented elements into a unified system by (1a) aligning ECE workforce advancement pathways, (1b) supporting the development of a centralized PreK enrollment portal, and (1c) expanding the MD EXCELS Find a Program tool to better reflect quality across the full mixed-delivery system and increase transparency and family access; (2) Expand program availability and sustainability by (2a) transforming Child Care Resource Centers into regional Shared Services and Resource Hubs that connect to licensing and quality supports, (2b) redesigning MD EXCELS to emphasize instructional quality through Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS) and LENA Grow, and (2c) integrating high-quality instructional materials into EXCELS and PreK through a one-time curriculum review; and (3) Align and share information and data systems by (3a) modernizing MD’s Criminal Justice Information System to enable child care background check portability, (3b) improving the child care licensing portal for enhanced functionality and sustainability, and (3c) embedding user centered design into MSDE’s ECE systems.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $14,751,000 )
2026	2026	MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	200 W BALTIMORE ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants	00	1	12/29/2025	NEW	$14,751,000
														Subtotal = $14,751,000

Grand Total All Awards = $14,751,000

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Maryland Preschool Development Birth through Five (PDG-B-5)

Award Number: 90TP0153

ORGANIZATION: CHILD CARE BUREAU

OPDIV: ACF

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/31/2025

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/30/2026

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