Excellence in Care and Education Maryland Accreditation

"Maryland Accreditation is a way for licensed child care centers and public pre-k programs to demonstrate their commitment to providing high-quality learning. (Please note: Family Child Care programs are not currently eligible to pursue Maryland Accreditation.)

Programs pursue Maryland Accreditation using the following tools:

Maryland Accreditation Standards for early childhood and school age programs
Self-Appraisal including input from your staff and enrolled families
Program Improvement Plan(template - link is external) based on areas of need for improvement
Review of program improvements through a Final Self-Appraisal
Optional support through remote or onsite Technical Assistance
Observation and feedback through a Validation Visit"

MSDE "Excellence in Care and Education Maryland Accreditation", March 20, 2026.

Standards for Implementing Quality Early Childhood Programs

Barnaby Manor Self-Appraisal.pdf

Program Improvement Plan

Barnaby Manor Program Improvement Plan 2025-2026.pdf

CLASS Program Evaluation

PGCPS has been using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) as an observational instrument to assess classroom quality in our pre-kindergarten classrooms. Effective teacher-student interactions are a primary component of high-quality early educational experiences. Below you will find our fall evaluation “glows” and “grows.”

Barnaby Manor CLASS Program Evaluation Flyer.pdf

Parental Input

Parents of Pre-K students were asked to complete a survey detailing their experience with the Pre-K Program.

Survey Categories included satisfaction with:

Teaching Staff
Curriculum
Daily Classroom Schedule
Social Experience
Keeping Parents Informed
Encouraging Parental Involvement
Communicating Child's Progress
Information Parents About Upcoming Events
Responding to Parents' Questions
Providing Support to Parents
Effectiveness of Preparation for Kindergarten
Parental Engagement
Registration and Enrollment Process
- Assistance and Resources
- Language Inclusivity
- Difficulty
- Support

Barnaby Manor PreK Parent Survey Results 2025-2026.pdf