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Daycares in Columbia, MD

196 licensed child care providers in Columbia, drawn from the state licensing agency's public records. Each profile carries the license number, status, and capacity on record. Where the state publishes nothing for a field, or the daycare is not licensed, the profile says so plainly.

Columbia averages

Averaged across every licensed provider in D1.

Parent sentiment

+0.8 vs Maryland average

Average parent review rating on Google or Yelp.

  • Columbia3.0
  • Maryland2.1

22 providers sampled

Daycare Index Rating

+1 vs Maryland average

Composite of licensing, inspections, reviews, accreditation, transparency. See scoring guide.

  • Columbia51
  • Maryland50

8 providers sampled

Ranked lists for Columbia

Citywide volume indexMost-Reviewed Columbia DaycaresCitywide trust indexMost Loved by Columbia Parents

Highest-confidence providers

Ranked by the Confidence Index lower bound: the score the public record can defend, not the score a single glowing review can inflate. How scoring works.

  1. 1
    Kiddie Academy of Columbia

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 110

    65Mixed Signals
  2. 2
    Celebree School of Columbia - North

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 87

    31Elevated Risk
  3. 3
    Cradlerock Children's Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 87

    31Elevated Risk
  4. 4
    Building Kidz of Columbia

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 103

    29Elevated Risk
  5. 5
    East Columbia Preschool

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 32

    26Elevated Risk
  6. 6
    Watchful Eye Daycare of Columbia

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 90

    24Elevated Risk
  7. 7
    Brookfield Christian School

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 61

    21Elevated Risk
  8. 8
    Longfellow Nursery School

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 20

    7Elevated Risk