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The state of child care in Maryland
A synthesis of everything Childcare Alerts tracks about Maryland child care — scale, quality, compliance, ownership, access, and news — from public records. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.
Who runs child care in Maryland
How Maryland's licensed providers break down by ownership — independent vs. the national chains, and the private-equity firms or public companies behind them. About 1% are PE-owned or public chains.
■ Independent (95%) · ■ Nonprofit (1%) · ■ Government (1%) · ■ Private equity (1%) · ■ Public (1%) · ■ Family/Franchise (1%)
Largest chains here: KinderCare (53) · The Goddard School (35, PE) · Celebree School (35) · Kiddie Academy (21) · Childtime (12, PE) · Primrose School (7, PE)
Access
Counties with the fewest licensed providers in Maryland — a rough map of where families have the least choice.
Kent (20 providers) · Garrett (20 providers) · Somerset (27 providers) · Worcester (38 providers) · Talbot (52 providers) · Dorchester (57 providers)
In the news
- Streeter: She left her young kids home to go to work. Blame the cost of daycare.The Baltimore Banner · 2026-08-27
- Calvert's Own Head Start Program Faces Uncertainty Under Proposed Federal Rule Rollback- The Southern Maryland Chronicle · 2026-08-25
- National report highlights child care system ‘at a crossroads’- The Southern Maryland Chronicle · 2026-08-17
- Father says 6-year-old nonverbal child died after she was left on daycare busdcnewsnow.com · 2026-08-14
- Minnesota Dad Kills Wife, 7-Year-Old Daughter With Screwdriver—Later Shoots Himself as Six Children Were at DaycareNewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · 2026-08-14
Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public Maryland child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.