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E D U CAT I O N & S C H O O L S
for children with disabilities.
Information about early childhood programs
and services can be obtained from the following
offices:
Howard County Child Care Resource
Center, 410-313-1940, howardcountymd.gov/
children. The center assists parents in locating
licensed child care and provides information,
training and data on child care to parents and
childcare professionals.
Howard County Infants and Toddlers Program (also called Early Beginnings), 410-3137017, hcpss.org/special-education. This program
provides assessment and evaluation services
to children below the age of 3 who may need
special education services.
Child Find, 410-313-7046, hcpss.org/special-education. This program provides assessment and evaluation services to children ages 3
to 5 who may need special education services.
Howard County Head Start, cac-hc.org. This
preschool program for low-income 3- to 5-yearolds is offered in four locations.
Pre-K, 410-313-5693, hcpss.org/schools/
pre-k-programs/. The county school system’s
program provides preschool for 4-year-olds,
primarily from lower-income families, in foster
care or who are homeless, at selected school
sites.
Special education
County public schools offer several programs
for children with special needs. Children with
disabilities are included in regular classrooms
whenever possible, assisted by specialists.
Cedar Lane School in Fulton is the county’s
special education center, providing classes for
students ages 3 through 21 who are developmentally delayed or have multiple disabilities.
The Homewood Center in Ellicott City offers
middle and high school students who have
experienced academic, social-emotional or behavioral difficulties a different academic setting
with smaller class sizes.
The private Linwood Center in Ellicott City,
which educates children and adults with autism,
offers day and residential programs, as well as
community-based residential services.
The Maryland School for the Deaf in Columbia offers a nurturing educational environment
for children who are deaf or partially deaf from
infancy through eighth grade.
Private schools
Howard County is home to about four dozen
private and church-operated schools. Some of
the largest private schools in the county, enrolling at least 200 students, include:
Atholton Adventist Academy in Columbia,
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Sophia Hash reacts after getting her diploma at the Marriotts Ridge High School Class of 2022
graduation at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
PHOTO BY KARL MERTON FERRON
HCPSS phone numbers
Main: 410-313-6600
Public information: 410-313-6682
Board of Education: 410-313-7194
Buses: 410-313-6732
Special education: 410-313-6659
Community Advisory Council: 410313-7194
International Student and Family
Services: 410-313-1293
Superintendent’s office: 410-313-6677
Ombudsman: 410-313-6850
Family Support and Resource Center:
410-313-7161
Find more public school information at
hcpss.org
enrolls about 200 students in kindergarten
through grade 10.
Bethel Christian Academy, with two campuses, one in Savage and another in Jessup, enrolls
about 360 children in prekindergarten through
eighth grade.
Glenelg Country School is an independent
college preparatory day school on a 90-acre
campus in western Howard County. The school
enrolls more than 750 students age 2 through
grade 12.
Also in Western Howard County is Chapel-
gate Christian Academy, a school founded by
the Chapelgate Presbyterian Church in 1991.
It enrolls about 300 students in preschool and
grades six to 12 at its 63-acre campus.
In Ellicott City, the Sisters of Notre Dame de
Namur sponsor Trinity School, an independent
Catholic school on 48 acres for children in prekindergarten through eighth grade that enrolls
about 285 students
Resurrection-St. Paul, also in Ellicott City,
is a Catholic school serving the parishes of
the Church of the Resurrection and St. Paul’s
Church. The school enrolls about 400 students
in prekindergarten through eighth grade.
Children’s Manor Montessori, which has
locations in Columbia, Elkridge and Ellicott City
in addition to others across the state, enrolls
about 435 students in prekindergarten through
fifth grade in Howard County.
In Clarksville, the Catholic St. Louis School
has an enrollment of around 525 students in
prekindergarten through eighth grade.
The Episcopal St. John’s Parish Day School
in Ellicott City offers classes from prekindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls around 200
students.
Higher education
There are many opportunities for adults to
pursue lifelong learning at Howard Community
College and county branches of regional and
national schools and universities.
Howard Community College in Columbia