The All-in-One Daycare Success Bundle — MARYLAND Edition
20 Powerful Daycare Business Resources + BONUS Daycare Income Roadmap
🔥 SALE: $17 — $347 Value
Stop buying daycare business resources one at a time. Get 20 guides, licensing roadmaps, editable-style templates, checklists, parent forms, compliance tools, and business-growth strategies designed to help you start, manage, organize, and grow your Maryland daycare business, simplify daily operations, stay on top of important requirements, and discover new income opportunities.
What's Inside:
- Start Here: Which Maryland License Fits You
- Maryland Licensing Roadmap
- Maryland Ratio & Capacity Cheat Sheet
- Pre-Inspection Self-Audit Checklist
- Health & Safety Walkthrough Checklist
- Staff & Assistant Qualification and Training Tracker
- Background Check Checklist
- Parent Handbook Template
- Enrollment Packet
- Attendance & Sign-In/Out Log
- Incident & Accident Report
- Medication Authorization & Administration Log
- Emergency & Evacuation Plan
- Emergency Drill Log
- Getting Paid: Maryland's Child Care Scholarship Program
- Maryland EXCELS Starter Guide
- CACFP Food Program Guide + Menu Planner
- Rates & Fee Schedule Worksheet
- Tuition Contract & Late Pickup Policy
- Annual Compliance Calendar
🎁 BONUS: Maryland Daycare Income Roadmap — A two-page, step-by-step guide to help you put your resources into action, plan your income goals, fill enrollment openings, explore additional revenue opportunities, and build a more profitable Maryland daycare business.
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1. Start Here: Which Maryland License Fits You
Not sure which Maryland child care path is right for you? This easy-to-follow licensing comparison guide breaks down Maryland's three regulated program types — all overseen by the MSDE Office of Child Care — to help you compare requirements, understand capacity limits, and choose the best fit for your goals.
What's Included:
✓ Overview of Maryland Child Care Paths
✓ Family Child Care Home (REGISTERED, COMAR 13A.15) — care in your own home for up to 8 children
✓ Large Family Child Care Home (LICENSED, COMAR 13A.18) — 9–12 children with a qualified director and staffing tables
✓ Child Care Center (LICENSED, COMAR 13A.16) — nonresidential group care; capacity set by your approved space
✓ The Under-2 Rule — no more than 4 children under age 2 in a family home, and the infant/toddler training behind it
✓ Maryland Rules That Surprise New Providers — including how your own children under 6 count toward capacity
✓ Side-by-Side Licensing Comparison Chart
✓ Quick Decision Guide — match your goals to the right program type
✓ Printable "My Decision" Worksheet
✓ PDF Guide
Perfect for aspiring Maryland daycare owners and childcare entrepreneurs who want to compare licensing options, avoid common planning mistakes, and confidently choose the right path to starting their childcare business.
#2 Maryland Licensing Roadmap
Step-by-Step from Idea to Registration or License
Turn your dream of opening a Maryland daycare into a clear, organized plan! This step-by-step roadmap walks you through the five phases of Maryland's licensing process so you can understand what to complete, track your progress, and prepare for opening with confidence.
What’s Included
✓ Phase 1: Prepare — Complete the required OCC orientation for your facility type, connect with your regional Office of Child Care office, and line up zoning, lease, lead-safe, and fire-inspection requirements.
✓ Phase 2: Get Trained and Cleared — Family providers complete the 24-hour pre-service package (4 hours in each of the 6 Core of Knowledge areas); center teachers complete the 90-hour training; everyone completes MSDE-approved Basic Health & Safety training, fingerprint checks (CJIS + FBI), the notarized OCC 1260 release, and OCC 1204 medical reports.
✓ Phase 3: Apply — Assemble your OCC application packet with every form completed exactly as instructed — incomplete packets are the #1 cause of delay — plus your local approvals and fire inspection report.
✓ Phase 4: Prepare the Space and Pass the Visits — Run the self-audit and safety walkthrough, post your escape routes and emergency plan, and complete the licensing specialist's inspection.
✓ Phase 5: Open for Business — Post your registration or license, set up insurance and an EIN, finalize rates, contract, and handbook, join Maryland EXCELS, and load every renewal and drill date into your calendar.
✓ Bonus Date Tracker — Record important dates, deadlines, training completions, and next steps.
Perfect for: Aspiring Maryland family child care providers and center operators who want a practical roadmap to stay organized, understand the process, and move toward opening their daycare one step at a time.
#3 Maryland Ratio & Capacity Cheat Sheet
A printable, easy-to-use guide to Maryland child care ratios and capacity limits, helping you stay organized and plan staffing with confidence. Print it. Post it. Check it at drop-off and pickup — the two times inspectors most often find programs over capacity.
What’s Included
✓ Family child care home capacity rules (COMAR 13A.15.04) — up to 8 children, no more than 4 under age 2, and how your own children under 6 count
✓ Large family child care home staffing tables (COMAR 13A.18.08) — minimum staffing and maximum group size by group composition
✓ Center ratios and group sizes for same-age groups (COMAR 13A.16.08) — infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age
✓ Center mixed-age group tables for groups that include infants or toddlers
✓ First aid & CPR staffing rule — at least one certified staff member for every 20 children in a center
✓ Daily Capacity Check Worksheet to track under-2s, age groups, your own children, totals, and staff present
Perfect for: Maryland daycare providers, directors, and staff who need a quick reference for daily staffing and capacity planning.
#4 Maryland Pre-Inspection Self-Audit Checklist
Stay Prepared. Stay Organized. Keep Children Safe.
Prepare for unannounced OCC inspections with this easy-to-use monthly self-audit checklist. OCC visits are unannounced — run this audit monthly so every visit is a non-event. Review required postings, child and staff files, and safety procedures to help keep your program inspection-ready.
What’s Included
✓ Postings & Registration/License — Registration or license, emergency escape route floor plans in each room, emergency phone numbers, current emergency and disaster plan, and posted menus.
✓ Child Files — Health Inventory signed by the child's health care provider, immunization records, lead testing documentation (12 and 24 months), emergency forms, signed parent agreements, authorized pickup lists, and medication authorizations.
✓ Staff & Household Files — Fingerprint results and abuse/neglect clearances, OCC 1204 medical reports, pre-service training evidence (24-hour package; 90-hour for center teachers), and current first aid/CPR certifications.
✓ Required Records — Attendance with sign-in/out times and full signatures, incident reports, medication logs, and a current drill log.
✓ Physical Safety Checks — Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, charged fire extinguisher, locked medicines and toxics, fenced pools, anchored furniture, and safe sleep practices.
✓ Audit Sign-Off Sheet — Record audit dates, items failed, fix-by dates, and completions.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care home providers and child care center operators who want to stay organized, maintain required documentation, and prepare for licensing visits with greater confidence.
#5 Maryland Health & Safety Walkthrough Checklist
A practical, room-by-room checklist to help Maryland daycare providers identify hazards and maintain a safer childcare environment. Walk your space at child's-eye level — if a toddler can reach it, so can an inspector's eye.
What’s Included
✓ Entry & common areas: clear exits, gated stairs, cord-free window coverings, and screened heaters and fireplaces
✓ Kitchen safety and refrigerator temperature (41°F or below)
✓ Bathrooms & diapering: scald-safe water, a diapering surface sanitized after each use, and hands-free diaper disposal
✓ Nap & sleep areas: infants on their backs in approved cribs with a fitted sheet only, labeled bedding, and no car seats or swings for routine sleep
✓ Outdoor play: intact fencing, self-latching gates, shock-absorbing surfaces, shade, and drinking water
✓ Maryland-specific preparedness: severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, hurricane remnants and flooding, winter storms, extreme heat and poor air quality, and lead safety in homes built before 1978
✓ Printable walkthrough record to document hazards and track corrections
Perfect for: Maryland daycare providers who want to strengthen daily safety routines and keep their childcare spaces inspection-ready.
#6 Maryland Staff & Assistant Qualification and Training Tracker
Keep Your Team Trained, Compliant & Ready!
Stay organized with this practical training tracker designed for Maryland child care providers. Track staff qualifications, required training, expiration dates, and professional development in one convenient place — one page that shows any inspector everyone is qualified and current.
What’s Included
✓ Maryland Requirements at a Glance — A requirement-by-requirement table showing who needs what training and how often: the 24-hour pre-service package for family providers, 90-hour training for center teachers, infant/toddler training, Basic Health & Safety, first aid/CPR, and annual continued training hours.
✓ Training Tracker Log — Record each person's hire date, clearance date, CPR/first aid expiration, pre-service completion, and Professional Development Plan status.
✓ Ongoing Professional Development Log — Track training titles, providers, hours, dates, and certificates on file (12 hours per year for providers, teachers, and directors).
✓ Core of Knowledge Documentation — Note each certificate's MSDE Core of Knowledge area so a licensing specialist can verify hours at a glance.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers, center directors, and daycare administrators who want an easier way to manage staff training and maintain organized personnel records.
#7 Maryland Background Check Checklist
Safer Children. Stronger Programs.
Stay organized with this practical background check checklist for Maryland daycare providers. Maryland requires fingerprint-based criminal checks and abuse/neglect clearances before certain adults can be present in a regulated child care setting — understand who needs clearance, how the Maryland process works, and how to track clearances and required documentation.
What’s Included
✓ Who Needs Clearance? — Providers, directors, and operators; every adult (18+) who lives in a family or large family child care home; substitutes and additional adults; and center staff.
✓ Fingerprint Criminal History Check — Maryland CJIS + FBI fingerprint-based checks, using the authorization information OCC gives you.
✓ Abuse/Neglect Release (OCC 1260) — The notarized Release of Information each adult signs so OCC can run the child and adult abuse/neglect clearance.
✓ Medical Reports (OCC 1204) — Track the medical report required for providers, home residents, and staff.
✓ Clearance Log — Record names, roles, fingerprint dates, results received, OCC 1260 and OCC 1204 dates, and recheck due dates.
✓ New Household Member or Hire Quick Checklist — Start the paperwork and notify OCC BEFORE a new adult is around the children.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and center directors who want to organize clearance records, track requirements, and maintain a safer childcare environment.
#8 Maryland Parent Handbook Template
A Ready-to-Customize Guide for Daycare Families
Create clear expectations and build strong family relationships with this 16-section parent handbook template designed for Maryland daycare providers. Fill in the blanks, add your logo, and have every family sign the acknowledgment page. Sections marked [MD] reflect Maryland requirements.
What’s Included
✓ Welcome, Philosophy & Regulation — Your childcare values, your registration or license type and number, Parents' Rights, and your regional OCC office's contact information.
✓ Enrollment & Daily Operations — Enrollment steps, hours, holidays and closures, and arrival & pickup rules [MD].
✓ Tuition & Late Fees — Payment policies, tuition rates, late payment fees, and late pickup fees.
✓ Health & Safety Policies — Illness and immunizations [MD], medication, naps & safe sleep [MD], and emergency and disaster procedures.
✓ Guidance, Discipline & Mandated Reporting — Maryland's discipline and child-abuse reporting policies [MD], explained in plain language for families.
✓ Insurance Disclosure — Space to name your liability insurance carrier — or state clearly that you do not carry it.
✓ Parent Acknowledgment Page — A signature section confirming the family has reviewed the handbook.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and child care center operators who want a professional, easy-to-customize handbook that communicates policies clearly and helps families understand what to expect.
#9 Maryland Daycare Enrollment Packet
Keep It Organized. Make Enrollment Easy.
Make enrolling new families simple and organized with this practical enrollment packet designed for Maryland daycare providers. Collect essential child and family information, document permissions, and prepare for a smooth first day — alongside the official Maryland forms required for every child.
What’s Included
✓ Enrollment Application — Child details, parent/guardian information, employers, and emergency contacts.
✓ Health Information — Physician details, allergies, special health needs, dietary restrictions, and Health Inventory / immunization status.
✓ Authorized Pickup List — Document approved pickup persons with photo ID checks — plus a "persons NOT authorized" list.
✓ Parent Permission Grid — Record yes/no permissions with parent initials for seven common permissions.
✓ About Your Child — Capture nap routines, comfort items, toilet training status, favorite activities, and fears or sensitivities.
✓ Checklist Before First Day — Application, Health Inventory, immunization record with lead testing, emergency form, signed written agreement, tuition contract, handbook acknowledgment, registration fee, and medication authorizations.
✓ Required Maryland Paperwork Note — What Maryland requires in every child's file, starting with the Health Inventory completed and signed by the child's health care provider.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and child care centers that want to streamline enrollment, keep family information organized, and create a welcoming experience for new families.
#10 Maryland Attendance & Sign-In/Out Log
Accurate Records. Organized Attendance. Easier Billing.
Keep daily attendance organized with this printable sign-in/sign-out log designed for Maryland daycare providers. Attendance records are how Maryland verifies capacity during inspections — and for scholarship families, they drive what you submit through the Child Care Provider Portal for payment.
What’s Included
✓ Daily Attendance Log — Track each child's name, date, time in, time out, and notes (absent, sick, early pickup) — one sheet per week, or per day for large programs.
✓ Parent/Guardian Signatures — Spaces for full AM and PM signatures at sign-in and sign-out.
✓ Authorized Pickup Record — Document sign-offs by parents, guardians, or authorized individuals.
✓ Weekly Summary Table — Record children enrolled, days absent, and notes week by week.
✓ Scholarship Billing Support — Keep the accurate attendance records the Child Care Provider Portal requires for scholarship payment.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and child care centers that want to simplify daily attendance tracking, maintain organized records, and support accurate scholarship billing.
#11 Maryland Incident & Accident Report
Document. Notify. Prevent. Keep Children Safe.
Keep clear, organized records of injuries, illnesses, and unusual incidents with this printable report form designed for Maryland daycare providers. Complete one form per incident, on the day it happens, give the parent a copy the same day, and document steps to help prevent future incidents.
What’s Included
✓ Incident Details — Record the child, date and time, location, what happened, and the injury observed.
✓ Action Taken — Record first aid, care provided, and any follow-up steps.
✓ Parent Notification — Maryland requires you to notify a child's parent immediately when the child is injured or involved in an accident — document when and how the parent was told.
✓ Signature Lines — Provider/staff and parent signatures to close the loop on every incident.
✓ Monthly Incident Review Log — Spot patterns by date, child, and type, and record the action taken to prevent recurrence.
✓ Printable Incident Report Form — Keep a consistent record of the event, staff response, notification, and follow-up actions.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and child care center staff who want a consistent way to document incidents, communicate with families, and maintain organized records.
#12 Maryland Medication Authorization & Administration Log
Safe Medication. Healthy Children. Peace of Mind.
Keep medication records organized with this practical authorization form and administration log designed for Maryland daycare providers. Medication is one of the most-cited areas in Maryland inspections — paper it properly, every dose.
What’s Included
✓ Parent Authorization Form — Record the child's information, medication name, strength and form, prescriber, diagnosis/reason, dose and route, times to give, and start and end dates, with the parent's signature.
✓ Dose-by-Dose Administration Log — Track the date, time, medication and dose, who gave it, and any reaction or notes for every administration.
✓ Maryland Rules Reminder — Give medication only with the parent's written authorization and follow the prescriber's written instructions, every time.
✓ Special Cases Section — Space to document emergency and as-needed medications and individual care needs.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and child care center staff who want to maintain organized medication records, follow documented instructions, and support children's health and safety.
#13 Maryland Emergency & Evacuation Plan
Be Prepared. Keep Children Safe.
Protect the children in your care with this customizable emergency and evacuation plan designed for Maryland daycare providers. Every Maryland program must have a written emergency and disaster plan — complete this template, post your escape route in every room, and create a clear plan for keeping children safe and reconnecting families.
What’s Included
✓ Emergency Numbers Table — Ten essential services and numbers, from 911 and poison control to your regional OCC office, in one posted list.
✓ Evacuation Procedures — Routes, headcounts, and responsibilities for getting everyone out safely.
✓ Relocation Site — Record your relocation site's name, address, and contact for when you cannot go back inside.
✓ Shelter-in-Place — Procedures for severe weather and unsafe conditions outside.
✓ Children With Individual Needs — A table assigning a named staff member to each child who needs extra help during an emergency.
✓ Parent Notification & Reunification — Account for every child, contact families, verify identification, and document authorized releases.
✓ Staff Responsibilities & Plan Review Log — Assign every task a primary and a backup by name, and record review dates and changes so the plan stays current.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and child care center operators who want an organized emergency plan, clear staff procedures, and a reliable process for protecting children and reuniting families.
#14 Maryland Emergency Drill Log
Practice Today. Be Prepared Tomorrow.
Keep your daycare emergency drills organized with this printable log designed for Maryland child care providers. Maryland requires fire evacuation drills at least once a month and other emergency/disaster drills at least twice a year — record each drill, track evacuation times, document headcounts, and keep the log where an inspector can see it.
What’s Included
✓ Drill Record Log — Document the date, time, drill type (fire / severe weather / other), exit used, number of children and staff, and evacuation time.
✓ Annual Drill Tracker — A January-through-December table so monthly fire drills and twice-a-year disaster drills never slip.
✓ Inspector-Loved Best Practices — Vary the time of day (including nap time), use different exit routes, and note what to improve after every drill.
✓ Printable Tracking Tables — Maintain an organized record of drills and follow-up actions.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and child care center directors who want to document emergency practice, strengthen preparedness, and keep important drill records organized.
#15 Maryland Child Care Scholarship Provider Guide
Support Families. Grow Your Daycare.
Learn how Maryland's Child Care Scholarship Program works and how to become a scholarship provider. This practical guide helps you understand how families qualify, what it takes to enroll as a provider, and how the money actually reaches you.
What’s Included
✓ Maryland Child Care Scholarship (CCS) Program — Overview of Maryland's subsidized child care program, administered by MSDE with state and federal funds. Families apply through CCS Central 2 at money4childcare.com or 1-877-227-0125.
✓ How to Become a CCS Provider — You must be a regulated Maryland program (licensed center, registered family home, or large family home) AND a Maryland EXCELS participant to enroll scholarship children.
✓ The Child Care Provider Portal — Accept or decline scholarship enrollment requests, track and submit attendance, and manage your invoices online.
✓ How the Money Flows — How scholarship payments reach you and how the family's weekly co-pay works.
✓ Benefits & Common Mistakes — Why providers accept scholarships — and the paperwork mistakes that delay payment.
✓ CCS Family Tracker — Track each scholarship child, approval dates, weekly co-pays, and invoice status.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and daycare owners interested in serving families who receive child care assistance and building an organized scholarship payment process.
#16 Maryland EXCELS Starter Guide
Higher Quality. Brighter Futures.
Discover Maryland EXCELS — Excellence Counts in Early Learning and School Age Care — Maryland's quality rating and improvement system, administered by MSDE. Participating programs are rated at Check Levels 1 through 5 and listed in the public directory parents search at marylandexcels.org. EXCELS participation is required to accept Child Care Scholarships — and higher Check Levels can bring tiered scholarship rates, bonuses, and fuller enrollment.
What’s Included
✓ What Gets Rated: The Five Content Areas — Licensing and Compliance; Staff Qualifications and Professional Development; Developmentally Appropriate Learning and Practice; Accreditation and Rating Scales; and Administrative Policies and Practices. Your published Check Level reflects the standards you meet in each area.
✓ Why Providers Climb — Tiered Child Care Scholarship reimbursement rates at Check Levels 3–5, Maryland child care credential and program achievement bonuses, and a quality rating families can see.
✓ Your First 90 Days in EXCELS — A step-by-step starter plan: register at marylandexcels.org, clean up the Licensing and Compliance area with a self-audit, close your training gaps, and strengthen one practice area.
✓ My EXCELS Tracker — Record your current standing, next step, and target date for every content area, plus your current and target Check Levels.
Perfect for: Maryland family child care providers and child care center directors who want to raise their quality rating, unlock higher scholarship rates, and fill enrollment.
17. CACFP Food Program Guide + Menu Planner — Maryland Edition
Learn how the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) works in Maryland, how to qualify for meal reimbursements, and how to plan and track meals for your daycare. Serve good food and get part of the cost back — in Maryland, homes join through a sponsoring organization; centers contract directly with MSDE.
✅ What's Included:
- CACFP Program Overview – How the food program works in Maryland, administered by MSDE's Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs.
- Sponsor Guide for Homes – Family and large family homes participate only through an approved sponsoring organization — how to pick yours from MSDE's list and enroll.
- Tier I & II Reimbursement Guide – How home provider tiers work and what your tier means for reimbursement.
- Meal Reimbursement Guide – Get reimbursed for up to 2 meals + 1 snack or 1 meal + 2 snacks per child daily.
- USDA Meal Pattern Basics – Required components for breakfast, lunch/supper, and snacks.
- Paperwork That Gets You Paid – The menus, meal counts, and records that keep your claims clean.
- Weekly Menu Planner – Plan breakfasts, snacks, and lunches for the whole week.
- Centers: Contract With MSDE – How centers start MSDE's Interest Process and contract directly instead of joining a sponsor.
Perfect for Maryland daycare owners looking to reduce food expenses, stay organized, and take advantage of available meal reimbursements.
18. Rates & Fee Schedule Worksheet — Maryland Edition
Learn how to calculate your daycare operating costs, determine profitable tuition rates, compare local Maryland childcare pricing, and create a professional fee schedule for your business. Price from your real costs and your county's market — not from what the daycare down the street charges.
✅ What's Included:
- True Monthly Costs Worksheet – Track rent or mortgage share for care space, utilities, food (before CACFP reimbursement), supplies, insurance, and other operating costs.
- Break-Even Rate Calculator – Determine how much to charge per child to cover expenses.
- Maryland Market Rate Research – Compare your rates with licensed Maryland providers listed in Maryland Family Network's LOCATE database for your county.
- Age-Based Rate Table – Set weekly, monthly, and part-time/daily rates for infants (under 18 months), toddlers (18 months–2 years), 2-year-olds, preschoolers (3–5), and school-age children.
- Other Fees Planner – Establish registration/enrollment, annual supply, late payment, and late pickup fees.
- Smart Pricing Moves – Practical ways to price confidently and protect your margins.
Perfect for Maryland daycare owners looking to price their services confidently, cover operating expenses, and build a more profitable childcare business.
19. Tuition Contract & Late Pickup Policy — Maryland Edition
Protect your Maryland daycare business with a customizable tuition agreement that clearly outlines payment expectations, childcare schedules, late fees, and parent responsibilities. Have every family sign it before the first day — then enforce it kindly and consistently.
✅ What's Included:
- Childcare Schedule Agreement – Establish days and hours of care, tuition amount and frequency, and the due date.
- Tuition Payment Terms – Tuition due in advance whether or not the child attends, a non-refundable registration fee, and the payment methods you accept.
- Late Payment Policy – Late fees, grace periods, returned-payment fees, and the number of non-payment days before care is suspended.
- Late Pickup Policy – Set a late pickup fee per set of minutes after closing, and how and when it is payable.
- Scholarship-Family Clause – Family co-pay amount and due day, plus any difference arrangement under current Child Care Scholarship rules.
- Holidays, Closures & Credit – Paid holidays and closure days, and provider vacation days per year.
- Termination Terms – Written notice required from either party and whether tuition is owed during the notice period.
- Signature Acknowledgment – Parent and provider signatures make the agreement official.
Perfect for Maryland daycare owners looking to protect their income, establish clear parent expectations, and maintain professional childcare agreements aligned with applicable state requirements.
20. Annual Compliance Calendar — Maryland Edition
Stay organized and keep your Maryland daycare business on track with an annual compliance calendar designed to help you monitor Maryland requirements and important deadlines throughout the year. Put these dates in your phone today — Maryland compliance runs on monthly drills, annual inspections, and one big conversion you cannot miss.
✅ What's Included:
- Monthly Fire Evacuation Drills – A fire drill every month, logged in your drill log (Item 14).
- Twice-Yearly Disaster Drills – Non-fire emergency and disaster drills at least twice a year.
- Annual Unannounced OCC Inspection – Maryland inspections are unannounced — the calendar keeps you ready every day of the year.
- The 2-Year Conversion (Family Homes) – Your initial registration expires at 2 years and must convert to a Continuing Registration — the deadline you cannot miss.
- Training & Clearance Renewals – Track continued training hours and background-check recheck dates across the year.
- My Key Dates Table – Registration or license issued, conversion date, last OCC inspection, and emergency plan review dates in one place.
Perfect for Maryland daycare owners looking to stay organized, avoid missed deadlines, maintain important records, and keep their childcare business running smoothly.
21. Daycare Income Roadmap (BONUS) — Maryland Edition | 2 Pages
Discover how to grow your Maryland daycare business, increase enrollment, explore additional income opportunities, and build a plan for long-term profitability. All figures are EXAMPLE NUMBERS ONLY — gross income before expenses; your results depend on your county, your rates, your enrollment, and your effort.
✅ What's Included:
- The Maryland Example Rate – Built on the published average for Maryland family-based infant care — about $14,320 per year, ≈ $275 per week (Child Care Aware of America data cited in the Maryland Comptroller's child care fact sheet).
- Stage 1: Registered Family Child Care Home (Up to 8) – Projected gross revenue from 6 children ($7,150/month) to a full 8 children ($9,533/month — $114,400/year) at the example rate, with the under-2 reality check built in.
- Stage 2: Large Family Child Care Home (9–12) – When your waiting list outgrows 8, the COMAR 13A.18 license takes you to 12 children — up to $171,600 gross per year at full enrollment.
- Stage 3: Center Scale – How a licensed center's approved-space capacity and the ratio tables scale the same math.
- Income Streams That Stack On Top – Child Care Scholarships, Maryland EXCELS and credential bonuses, CACFP meal reimbursement, and mixed-delivery public Pre-K under the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.
- Your 12-Month Targets Worksheet – Set target dates for registration or license, first enrollments, EXCELS and Provider Portal setup, and CACFP enrollment.
Perfect for Maryland daycare owners looking to maximize enrollment, explore new revenue opportunities, and build a more profitable childcare business.
