Daycare Licensing in Maryland: Violations, Inspections & License Lookup
How child care licensing works in Maryland: who regulates it, the rules providers answer to, how often they are inspected, and the exact steps to look up a daycare's violations and verify its license. Sourced from State Department of Education, Office of Child Care.
Last verified 2026-08-03
How do I look up daycare violations in Maryland?
- Open CheckCCMD.org, the Check Child Care Maryland site run by the Maryland State Department of Education.
- Enter the provider's name, or search by ZIP code, city, or county. For home-based care, search the caregiver's name.
- Select the provider from the results list to open its record.
- Review the inspection results, the summary of findings, and whether each area of non-compliance was corrected.
- Open the full inspection report to read the detailed compliance findings. Records posted go back to January 2011.
State portal: Maryland child care search
How do I verify a Marylanddaycare's license?
- Open CheckCCMD.org and search by provider name, ZIP code, or city.
- Select the provider to open its record.
- Confirm the license or registration status shows Open, and note the facility type (center, large home, or family home).
- Check the listed capacity and location against what the provider told you.
State portal: Maryland license search
Who regulates daycares in Maryland?
Child care licensing in Maryland is administered by the State Department of Education, Office of Child Care, under COMAR 13A.16. It licenses providers, inspects them, and records the violations found.
How often are Maryland daycares inspected?
Maryland's Office of Child Care inspects licensed programs at least once a year. Family child care homes get an announced inspection before initial or continuing registration, plus at least one unannounced inspection within each 12-month period. Licensing staff can make additional unannounced visits at any time, and every complaint triggers its own investigation.
Maryland does not publish a public severity scale for its violations.
What our Marylanddata covers, and what it doesn't
We track Maryland's licensed providers from the state's public records: license number, status, and capacity. For a provider's full inspection and violation history, follow the steps above at the state's own source.
| Maryland child care data | On record |
|---|---|
| Licensed providers tracked | 7,999 |
| Independently scorable (Confidence Index) | Not yet scorable |
| Inspection history on this site | Roster only, use state source |
Maryland daycare licensing: common questions
- How do I look up daycare violations in Maryland?
- Use CheckCCMD.org, the free Check Child Care Maryland site run by the State Department of Education. Search by provider name, ZIP code, or city, then open the provider's record. You can see a summary of inspection findings, whether non-compliance areas were corrected, and the full inspection reports going back to January 2011.
- How often does Maryland inspect licensed daycares?
- Maryland inspects licensed child care programs at least once a year. Family child care homes receive an announced inspection before registration and at least one unannounced inspection within every 12-month period. Licensing staff can also make extra unannounced visits, and every complaint prompts a separate investigation.
- How do I verify a Maryland daycare's license?
- Search the provider on CheckCCMD.org and open its record. Confirm the license or registration status reads Open and check the listed facility type, capacity, and address. This site is maintained by the Maryland State Department of Education.
- How far back do Maryland child care inspection records go online?
- CheckCCMD.org posts compliance findings from licensing inspections conducted since January 2011 for licensed and registered programs. You can read both the summary of findings and the full inspection report for each visit in that window.
This page republishes the public licensing record and labels every absent field plainly. Primary source: https://www.checkccmd.org. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.