LOCATE: Child Care Services for Child Care Providers:

LOCATE: Child Care is a referral service for parents who are looking for child care. It is important for LOCATE: Child Care to have up to date information on your child care program including any openings/vacancies that you have in your program so we can assist parents looking for child care. Updating your program information with LOCATE: Child Care is just one small part of marketing your program to parents. It is important for you to have a marketing plan to advertise your program to the community.

You can report your current program openings/vacancies via the internet or by phone: Program vacancies stay in the computer system for thirty days.

How to report child care program vacancies via the internet:

Go to www.mdchildcare.org

Select “For Child Care Providers”

Go to “Assistance for Child Care Providers”

Select “Provider vacancy/fee update form”

Complete the form

Submit the form

How to report child care program vacancies by phone:

Call the Technical Assistance Line at 240-777-1457 to report your program vacancies.

How to Report Changes in Your Program Information to LOCATE: Child Care

When parents call for child care referrals we share information about your program with them. If you have changed your fees, changed your hours, added a pet to your home, etc. it is important to report that to LOCATE: Child Care so parents are well informed. Please call the Technical Assistance Line at

240-777-1457 or Email Us if you have a change in your program status or to request a "Pre-printed Child Care Questionnaire" to update your entire record. Remember, up-to-date informaiton can mean more business for you!