Maryland Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of March 23, 2011

Maryland has five 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 3/21/2011
COMAR 13A. 17. 01 - Child Care - Letters of Compliance 3/21/2011
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

AAP State Chapter
Head Start State Collaboration Office
Healthy Child Care America
State Maternal and Child Health Director
State Child Care and Development Fund
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines