This category of the Childcare Renovation program provides for the replacement of all aging modular buildings at eight (8) of the childcare facilities in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Childcare in Public Space (CCIPS) Program. The new structures will:

• provide a safe, modernized, child-centered learning environment;
• comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA);
• incorporate pertinent elements from
  • childcare licensing requirements (COMAR 13A.16),
  • Maryland Accreditation Standards for Implementing Quality Early Childhood Programs (Maryland State Department of Education), and
  • NAEYC Early Learning Program Accreditation Standards and Assessment Items (National Association for the Education of Young Children); and
• meet the charge of the County Executive’s Early Care and Education Initiative Action Plan.

Modular replacement work will be planned and constructed in conjunction with playground replacement work.

A consultant was hired to work with DGS, DHHS, and childcare providers within the CCIPS program. The group analyzed capacity and ages served at existing modular facilities and determined optimum classroom sizes based on licensing requirements and best practices. The replacement structures will give childcare providers sufficient space to meet the needs of the community they serve. Each location will serve the existing enrollment and going forward all locations will have capacity to serve the youngest children, including infants, which is in accordance with County Executive’s Early Care and Education Initiative Action Plan.

The team will take into consideration that it would be ideal for childcare services to maintain operation onsite or proximate to these centers during construction. Temporary accommodations will be coordinated on a case-by-case basis. These facilities will be permanent structures; not portable or relocatable. They will be constructed using volumetric and/or panelized modular methods to minimize on-site construction time.

Notable changes in the new modular facilities will include increased accessibility, security, and wellness by means of:

• ADA-compliant corridors and room entrances with vision panels.
• Individual classrooms accessed via doors along a corridor and separated defined by walls for security, acoustical, and visual privacy.
• Blinds on all interior and exterior windows for room darkening and security.
• ADA-compliant and age-appropriate plumbing fixtures, toilet accessories, cabinets, and devices within each classroom.
• Kitchen with separate hand wash, food prep, and soiled-dish sinks as well as a dishwasher, microwave oven, range, refrigerator/freezers, and food storage for meal and snack preparation.
• Infrastructure for CCTV in all public spaces and classrooms.
• Private nursing mother’s lounge for staff and/or parents.

List of Projects

1. Childcare at Brook Grove Elementary School. - 2702 Spartan Road, Olney, MD 20832
2. Childcare at Judith Resnik Elementary School. - 7305 Hadley Farms Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
3. Childcare at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park. 1102 Jackson Road, Silver Spring, MD
4. Childcare at Shady Grove Life Sciences Center.- 14910 Broschart Road, Rockville, MD 20850
5. Childcare at Stone Mill Elementary School. - 14327 Stonebridge View Drive, North Potomac, MD 20878
6. Childcare at Waring Station Road. - 18815 Waring Station Road, Germantown, MD 20874
7. Childcare at West Diamond Avenue.- 112 West Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
8. Childcare at Woodlin Elementary School. - 2103 Luzerne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Modular Replacement Buildings

Architectural and Construction Images

Architectural and Construction Images

Architectural and Construction Image

Dining Room 120 Looking South

• Childcare at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park
• Childcare at Woodlin Elementary School