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The state of licensed child care in Maryland

Updated July 2026 · computed from official Maryland licensing data · methodology · download the dataset (CC0)

Headline numbers

Maryland has 7,151 licensed childcare facilities in our data. Maryland does not yet publish machine-readable violation records — this page covers the licensing landscape, and violation analysis will be added when the data becomes available (coverage details). 56.6% are family home providers;

Violations per facility, by city

Cities with at least 10 licensed facilities, ranked by recorded violations per facility.

CityFacilitiesViolationsPer facility
Cumberland 3700
Baltimore 108200
Glen Burnie 11200
Linthicum 1500
Severn 5000
Arnold 2200
Severna Park 3300
Pasadena 6800
Annapolis 7200
Millersville 1800

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All numbers on this page are computed from official state licensing records and are free to cite with attribution to DaycareLens. Journalists: the underlying dataset is openly licensed (CC0), and we can provide custom cuts — press@daycarelens.com.