Through collaborative partnerships with community agencies, organizations and businesses, Judy Center services are comprehensive with strong links to schools and community programs.
Judy Centers Partnerships must include:
- Pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and preschool special education
- The local Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program
- Collaboration with Family Support Network
- Child care providers to ensure the availability of high quality full-time child care and before and after school programs
- The Family Support Networks serving the birth-21 population with special needs at the public school system
Judy Centers must also integrate into their activities at least five of the following community partners:
- Public libraries
- Child Care Resource Centers
- Head Start
- Healthy Families
- Family Support Centers
- Early childhood programs associated with colleges or universities
- Other home visiting, community health, and family support services partners
Judy Centers are monitored on a regular basis and are required to meet the following 12 Component Standards:
I. Full Day/Full Year Programming
II. Provision of Breakfast/Lunch
III. Service Coordination and Family Support
IV. Integration of Early Education Services
V. Family Involvement
VI. Early Identification/Intervention
VII. Inclusion of Young Children with Disabilities
VIII. Health Services
IX. Professional Development
X. Adult Education/Family Literacy
XI. Maryland EXCELS/Accreditation/Validation
XII. Judy Center Partnership/Leadership
A list of the 12 Component Standards is available here (PDF).