Daycare Information - University of Maryland

 

Childcare Information

*County Childcare Referral Services

Each county in Maryland and the District of Columbia provide individualized referral services to accredited daycare centers or licensed home daycare providers. For assistance, visit their websites or call the appropriate office below.

*Childcare Rating Website

This website provides the ability to both search for childcare facilities by child's age, type of facility (home based, child care center, etc.) and location and, in some cases, parental reviews.

*National Association for the Education of Young Children

The National Academy of Early Childhood Programs (NAEYC) administers a national, voluntary, professionally sponsored accreditation system to help raise the quality of all types of preschools, kindergartens, child care centers, and school-age child care programs. This website lists all the early childhood programs currently accredited by NAEYC.

*State Daycare Licencing Standards

This important resource on daycare licensing for each state includes standards, regulations and agency contact information.

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Please note that this website was designed to offer an array of useful information. Note that throughout the website, there are a number of links to relevant sites NOT maintained by the University but by local governments or corporate organizations. These have been included to further enrich the information provided by this site. However, the University is not responsible for any of the content found on such websites not do we recommend or endorse these organizations.