Looking For Child Care?

Do you need child care and don’t know where to start?  Montgomery County LOCATE: Child Care can help you with the process of finding a child care provider, preschool, nursery school, and summer camp or school-age program.  Our free service includes:

     • A child care specialist who will work with you to identify

      licensed programs near your home, work or school.  

     • Tips on how to identify quality programs for your child.

     • Easy to follow steps to help you choose the right program 

        for your child.

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How to request a referral: 

Phone referral service:

LOCATE Child Care is a free service funded by the Maryland State Department of Education.  If you need assistance finding child care contact LOCATE Child Care at 240-777-3130.  We are open Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Language interpretation service is available upon request.

On-line referral request:

 Fill out a Child Care Referral Request (Print Version-English) (Print Version-Spanish) and fax it to us at 301-279-1812.  A LOCATE: Counselor will contact you with your referrals within three business days.

Conduct your own search: 

If you are too busy to call you can search for licensed child care providers in Montgomery County at the Maryland Committee for Children’s on-line database at www.mdchildcare.org. The database contains a listing of all licensed family child care providers, child care centers, nursery schools, school-age programs and camps.  You’ll also find information on how to choose quality child care programs.

Special Needs Assistance:

LOCATE has an enhanced service for children with special needs.  We have counselors who work with families of children with special needs such as developmental delays, behavioral issues, and/or physical/medical conditions.  If you would like to learn more about this service, please call 1-800-999-0120.

School-Age Programs:

For assistance locating programs for school-age children you can contact LOCATE: Child Care at 240-777-3130.  In addition, you can find information on a variety of school-age activities at the After-School Activities database on the Maryland Committee for Children’s website at http://www.mdafterschool.org.  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 database contains information on the cost, hours of operation, location, program description, and more.  All programs in the database are regularly monitored by the appropriate agencies.  You can search for programs by county, school or town within the county.

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How to Start Your Search