InfoGuides: ECED403/503-Inclusive Curriculum for Young Learners: Find State and Federal Legislation

State Regulations

Early Childhood Curriculum & Instruction
Describes specific learning and development standards for four-year-old, inclusive practices, instruction resources, and family support resources.
Preschool Education in Virginia
Includes information on Virginia guidelines for preschool programs, preschool programs in high need areas, and links to relevant outside resources
Virginia: Early Childhood Education for Children with Disabilities
Discusses services for children from birth to Kindergarten age for children who qualify according to state and federal law. All localities in the state have services available for children in this age group who are eligible. Includes early childhood special education, information on early interventions, and transitioning from early intervention to early childhood education
Virginia Department of Education: Early Childhood
Includes news and announcements, school readiness, and links to early childhood professional standards, instruction practices and professional development resources

Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 13A
Outlines early childhood programs and legislation in Maryland
Maryland's Infants and Toddlers Program
Directs a family-centered system of early intervention services for young children with developmental delays and disabilities, and their families
Maryland Division of Curriculum, Instructional Improvement and Professional Learning
The division provides leadership, technical assistance, guidance, and support for local school systems. The division also collaborates on issues related to teaching and learning.
Maryland Division of Early Childhood
Responsible for early care and education throughout the state of Maryland. The primary missions of the Division are to ensure safety and health in child care programs and to improve the early education experiences of young children so that they are prepared for and successful in school.
Maryland Early Intervention and Special Education Services
Provides leadership, accountability, technical assistance, and resource management to local school systems, public agencies, and stakeholders through a seamless, comprehensive system of coordinated services to children and students with disabilities, birth through 21, and their families.
Maryland Learning Links
Co-owned by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (MSDE), and the Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, Center for Technology in Education (JHU CTE). They seek content from a variety of contributors, with link and/or authorship attribution

DC Early Childhood Academic Programs
Includes a series of brief descriptions of the main curricula being implemented in DCPS Early Childhood classrooms
DC Public Schools Early Childhood Education
Includes Early childhood curricular overview, resources for children with special needs, nutrition and health in early childhood
District of Columbia Kindergarten Standards
This guide focuses on what children, ages three to five, in preschool or prekindergarten programs should know and be able to do by the time they enter Kindergarten.
District of Columbia Public Schools
DCPS provides a continuum of services for students ages three through 22 with disabilities who have been found eligible to receive special education services. There are different settings along the continuum where these services can be provided, and students learn in the least restrictive environment (LRE) possible.

Federal Regulations

DOE: Programs that Support Early Learning
Contains information on some of the current Department of Education funded early learning programs
Early Childhood Special Education (IDEA Part B)
Part B includes provisions related to formula grants that assist states in providing a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for children with disabilities ages three through 21.
Early Intervention (IDEA Part C)
Part C includes provisions related to formula grants that assist states in providing early intervention services for infants and toddlers birth through age two and their families.
Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA)
Brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department and our grantees.
Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge Program
Jointly administered by the DOE and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, this program will set a high bar and reward States with the strongest plans to improve the quality of early learning and development programs.
U.S. Department of Education
Includes a wide variety of information on education in the United States including grants, legislation, education related data, early learning, family and community engagement