LOCATE: Child Care
a free resource for parents seeking child care
LOCATE: Child Care is a referral service at the Maryland Family Network offering assistance to parents seeking child care to meet their location, cost and curriculum needs. Using a database of all registered family child care providers, licensed center-based programs, accredited nursery schools, kindergartens, Head Start programs, before and after school programs, and certified camps in the Southern Maryland area, trained counselors are available to share information with parents regarding child care options as well as provide referrals to programs in their area.
Referral information can be obtained by calling toll free 1-(877) 261-0060. This is a free telephone counseling and referral phone service. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Child Care Search for After School Activities
For more information, click here.
LOCATE Complaint Policy provides the procedures followed by LOCATE staff when a complaint is received about a licensed childcare provider. (See complaint policy)
IMPORTANT! Please read carefully.
All providers listed in LOCATE: Child Care are regulated or approved by the Maryland State Department of Education, or certified by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. When LOCATE identifies childcare program options for parents, it means only the programs identified are regulated by the appropriate agency and have met criteria that agency sets forth. The responsibilities for providing LOCATE with accurate listings of regulated providers/programs rests with the appropriate agencies. Responsibility for selecting and employing a child care provider rests with each parent. LOCATE: Child Care cannot guarantee the quality of providers in its files and urges parents to carefully interview and check references before leaving a child in care. A referral from LOCATE does not constitute a recommendation as to the quality of care.
For Child Care Providers –
Every day, parents contact LOCATE: Child Care. Parents need comprehensive information to help them make informed decisions for their child. The more complete and current your information is, the better we can help parents find and choose your program. Please review and update your provider record today. You can update your record now at https://locate.marylandfamilynetwork.org/Provider/login. Once you enter your information, it will be reviewed and activated in our database within just two business days. Everyone who updates their record will receive an entry in our monthly drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card.
Family Providers and Center Programs can update their Vacancies and Weekly Fees by clicking here.
For additional resources click here.
Online Search for After School Activities
The After-School Activities web application provides on-line access for parents and children who are searching for information about after-school activities and programs of all kinds. Currently, the After-School database contains information on over 2,200 after-school programs, including all regulated after-school programs in the state of Maryland. The web application is searchable by county and by school or town within counties. The database contains information on cost, hours of operation, location, program description and more. Only programs that are monitored or regulated are included in the database.
LOCATE COMPLAINT POLICY
Complaint policy available here.
