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Daycares in Ellicott City, MD

100 licensed child care providers in Ellicott City, 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.

Ellicott City averages

Averaged across every licensed provider in D1.

Parent sentiment

+1.1 vs Maryland average

Average parent review rating on Google or Yelp.

  • Ellicott City3.2
  • Maryland2.1

17 providers sampled

Daycare Index Rating

+11 vs Maryland average

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

  • Ellicott City61
  • Maryland50

11 providers sampled

Ranked lists for Ellicott City

Citywide volume indexMost-Reviewed Ellicott City DaycaresCitywide trust indexMost Loved by Ellicott City 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 Ellicott City

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 136

    68Mixed Signals
  2. 2
    Primrose School of Ellicott City

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 182

    58Elevated Risk
  3. 3
    Bambini Childcare Ellicott City

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 78

    45Elevated Risk
  4. 4
    Primrose School of Southeast Ellicott City

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 160

    44Elevated Risk
  5. 5
    Blastoff Learning Center of Ellicott City

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 59

    40Elevated Risk
  6. 6
    Global Children Montessori School

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 54

    36Elevated Risk
  7. 7
    St. Peter's Episcopal School

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 47

    29Elevated Risk
  8. 8
    Watchful Eye Daycare 2

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 57

    29Elevated Risk
  9. 9
    Clarlen Nursery

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 60

    20Elevated Risk
  10. 10
    First Lutheran Preschool

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 66

    20Elevated Risk
  11. 11
    Glen Mar Early Learning Center

    Regulated/Licensed · capacity 111

    20Elevated Risk