Anne Arundel County Public Schools Birth to Five Services provides free diagnostic and intervention services for residents of Anne Arundel County. These services are provided to all children demonstrating qualifying delays or disabilities for educational services. The services provided can be directed at any area of development and are delivered in diverse modalities to ensure the greatest level of support for children and families, including kindergarten.

For Family Academy Resources related to Early Childhood Special Education, please visit the Family Academy Special Education & Early Intervention page.

For more information about the services your child may be eligible for, please visit the Birth to Five Services website at www.aacps.org/birthtofive.

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CDC Milestone Tracker

Maryland Infants & Toddlers Program - ITP (ages 0-3 years)

Child Find (ages 3-5 years)

Do you have questions or concerns about your child's development? Birth to Five Services is here to help! Learn how to address these concerns and receive support for your child.

Slideshow: Child Development and when to be concerned

Links to Resources on Child Development

For Family Academy Resources related to Early Childhood Special Education, please visit the Family Academy Special Education & Early Intervention page.

For more information about the services your child may be eligible for, please visit the Birth to Five Services website at www.aacps.org/birthtofive.

Early childhood education is important for preparing young children for kindergarten and the elementary years.  Get the tools you need, answers to frequently asked questions, and how to access resources to help your child succeed. 

What skills should a child headed to Kindergarten have to be successful? What are some steps you can take now to make sure your child is ready for this next big step?

For more resources, visit the Office of Early Childhood and School Readiness.

What does kindergarten readiness look like?

AACPS provides a three-year-old and four-year-old prekindergarten program for families that qualify. Learn about the AACPS prekindergarten program and the application process, including application requirements, income guidelines, and a step-by-step guide to completing the application online. For more information about the prekindergarten program, visit the Office of Early Childhood and School Readiness.

Click here to apply online.

Pathway to Prekindergarten slideshow presentation

Guide to the prekindergarten application

Sending a child off to Kindergarten can be a moment of mixed emotions, questions and high expectations. Understanding what happens in the Kindergarten classroom once you say goodbye to your student can help reduce anxiety, answer questions and teach you about the goals AACPS has for our Kindergarten students. 

AACPS Family Guides to the Report Card

Visit the Office of Early Childhood and School Readiness for more information and resources.

Understanding Kindergarten grades

Learn about the Kindergarten progress report and how it communicates the development of your child through subjects evaluated, grading codes, and growth over the school year.

DIBELS stands for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills™. It is an assessment given to students in grades K-3 to measure early reading skills and help identify students with potential reading challenges. Learn about the DIBELS assessment, the DIBELS Parent Report, and how to support your child’s early literacy skill development. Please contact your child’s school-based literacy teacher or classroom teacher with any additional questions about the DIBELS assessment.

For more family resources about the DIBELS assessment and elementary reading and literacy, please visit the Office of Elementary Reading & Integrated Literacy.

mCLASS with DIBELS Assessment

AACPS has an exciting new math curriculum for students in grades K-5: Reveal Math! Reveal Math, a McGraw Hill product, is designed to help students meet high academic standards and prepare them for future success. Parents and students can experience and navigate Reveal Math together at home using the online platform. For more information and resources, visit the Office of Elementary Math.

The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment for grades K-8 that identifies a student’s strengths and opportunities for growth. This information helps determine how to best support your student’s learning. The goal is to see the growth of each student from the initial administration at the beginning of the year to the end-of-year administration in June. i-Ready is NOT a traditional graded assessment but rather a computer adaptive tool that adjusts questions to find exactly where your student is at. Students are encouraged to engage in  i-Ready My Path lessons for at least 30 minutes each week in reading and math to help strengthen and improve their skills.

For more information and resources about the i-Ready diagnostic, visit the site for AACPS Assessments.

How to access the student i-Ready Report