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(Click on one of the regional office links below to transfer to that office's home page)
Region 1 -- Anne Arundel County
Region 2 -- Baltimore City
Region 3 -- Baltimore County
Region 4 -- Prince George's County
Region 5 -- Montgomery County
Region 6 -- Howard County | Carroll County
Region 7 (Western Maryland) -- Garrett County Field Office | Allegany County | Washington County
Region 8 (Upper Shore) -- Kent County | Talbot County | Dorchester County | Queen Anne's County | Caroline County
Region 9 (Lower Shore) -- Somerset County | Wicomico County | Worcester County
Region 10 (Southern Tri-County) -- Calvert County | Charles County | St. Mary's County
Region 11 (North Central) -- Harford County | Cecil County
Region 12 -- Frederick County Office
IMPORTANT NOTICE! Effective April 15, 2012, the FBI will move to an all-electronic criminal background check (CBC) application process and will no longer accept hard-copy fingerprint cards. Because the Maryland Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) follows FBI guidelines, the use of hard-copy CBC applications at the State level will start to be phased out as of that date. Instead, all CBC applicants will be encouraged to submit their applications electronically. However, hard-copy applications will still be accepted by CJIS if electronic submission is not possible. Click here for a list of State-approved private electronic fingerprinting services and State-operated electronic fingerprinting locations. Electronic applications may also be submitted through many State and local police agencies. Child care programs that have their own State-certified electronic fingerprinting equipment and operators may continue to submit CBC applications.
NEW! A new COMAR Subtitle (13A.18) governing the registration and operation of Large Family Child Care Homes (LFCCH) went into effect on February 6, 2012. Click here to access the full text of Subtitle 13A.18.
NEW! MSDE has a new online child care licensing inspection results site – www.CheckCCMD.org! The site offers detailed compliance findings from child care licensing inspections conducted since January 2011, as well as links to a wide range of information about early care and education in Maryland. Findings from licensing inspections done before January 2011 can still be found at http://msdecompliancereports.org/msdesearch.asp.
If you believe a particular child care program is in violation of State child care licensing laws or regulations, you may file an official complaint against that program. To file a complaint, contact the Regional Licensing Office covering the county where the program is located. Complaints may be filed in person, or by telephone, or in writing by e-mail, fax, or letter. Anonymous complaints are accepted, so complainants do not need to identify themselves. Each complaint is investigated by the Regional Licensing Office. Upon completion of the investigation, a report of findings is created. This report is available upon request if the investigation confirms that the violation occurred, or if it cannot be determined whether or not the violation occurred.
Click here for a list of approved Medication Administration RN Trainers available to provide training in medication administration to child care and early education providers. This 6-hour course is approved for child care licensing education credit. For more information about the course, contact the listed trainers directly by telephone or e-mail.
Click Here to access the Maryland Sex Offenders Registry (SOCEM), which is maintained by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. In addition to providing detailed offender information, the site carries "amber alerts" for abducted children and an information/resource section for parents and educators on preventing and combating youth gangs.
Click Here for the Maryland Judiciary Case Search service, which provides free public access to the Maryland District Court and Circuit Court Case Management System. District Court criminal, civil, and traffic case records and Circuit Court criminal and civil case records are available. The amount of historical data may vary by jurisdiction. |