Maryland Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of March 13, 2013

Maryland has six different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
COMAR 13A. 15. 01 - Family Child Care 3/21/2011
COMAR 13A. 16. 01 - Child Care Centers 1/23/2012
COMAR 13A. 17. 01 - Child Care - Letters of Compliance 3/21/2011
COMAR 13A. 18 -Large Family Child Care Homes 2/6/2012
COMAR 13A. 14. 07 - Family Daycare Provider Direct Grant Fund 1/1/2006
COMAR 12A. 15. 05 - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository 7/18/2007


State Licensing Contact

Maryland State Department of Education
Division Early Childhood Development
Office of Child Care
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone: To find the phone number to your regional office, please go to http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/licensing_branch/licensing_offices
Web Page: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/licensing_branch/licensing_branch.htm



Links to other Maryland State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
Child Care and Development fund Tribal Plan for 2012-2013
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Framework and Standards for Prekindergarten
Framework and Standards for Kindergarten