Licensed Child Care Center
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Center for Creative Children
Annapolis Junction, MD
· Howard County
112 National Business Parkway,
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
Quick Facts
Capacity
82 children
Age range (listing information)
6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
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Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
261567
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 6 - Howard County / Carroll County
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About the Provider
Center for Creative Children is a Licensed Child Care Center in Annapolis Junction MD, with a maximum capacity of 82 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years; please confirm current ages with the provider. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed that the bathroom sink was leaking in Room 8 at the time of inspection. The facility had placed a container below the sink to catch the dripping water. Facility needs to have the leak repaired and send receipt to Licensing Specialist that the leaking sink has been repaired or parts replaced. | |||
| 2025-11-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed that the Director only completed two hours of training within the past year of employment. Facility will need to submit twelve hours of training certificates for the Director and their completed Record of Professional Development Form. | |||
| 2025-11-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed that the Child Care Preschool Teachers only completed two hours of training within the past year of employment. Facility will need to submit twelve hours of training certificates for the Preschool Teachers and their completed Record of Professional Development Form. | |||
| 2025-11-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.10C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed that School-age qualified teacher only completed two hours of training within the past year of employment. Facility will need to submit twelve hours of training certificates for the School-age qualified teacher and their completed Record of Professional Development Form. | |||
| 2025-11-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed that Aides only completed two hours of training within the past year of employment. Facility will need to submit six hours of training certificates for the Aides and their completed Record of Professional Development Form. | |||
| 2024-11-15 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: 1 child's file does not contain an emergency form; Emergency forms for 5 children have not been updated within the last 12 months; 4 children's emergency forms have only out-of-state emergency contacts who would, therefore, not be able to pick up the children if contacted in an emergency situation; 1 child's emergency form was not signed or dated by their parent | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: 1 child's file does not contain a Health Inventory Part 1, which is the parental statement of the child's health status | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: 2 children's files do not contain a Health Inventory Part 2, which is the physician's medical evaluation | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: 8 children's files do not contain a completed lead form | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: 2 staff medical forms require corrections - on one the doctor indicated that the staff member is not suitable to work in child care and the other is incomplete; No medical evaluation form was found for 2 staff members; No proof of staff orientation was found for 5 staff members; No Basic Health and Safety training certificate was found for 2 staff members. | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.05.08I | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed no paper towels in the bathroom in room 6; LS observed no toilet paper in one of the stalls in the room 7/8 bathroom | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.05.11A | Corrected |
| Findings: 3 ceiling tiles in room 7 have water damage and staining; 2 ceiling tiles in room 11 have water damage and staining. | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: LS found no proof of staff orientation for 5 staff members. | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS found no medical evaluation form for 2 staff members. | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: 1 staff member's medical form indicates that they are not suitable to work in child care; 1 staff member's medical form is incomplete because there is no answer indicating whether they are suitable to work in child care. | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: LS found no evidence that one teacher completed the annual health and safety training, which is titled "Child Care and COVID-19" | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.06.12B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS found no evidence that three aides completed the annual health and safety training, which is titled "Child Care and COVID-19" | |||
| 2023-07-18 | Full | 13A.16.10.02E | Corrected |
| Findings: First aid kit does not contain blunt tipped scissors. | |||
| 2023-07-14 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04C | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed emergency forms missing information. Facility shall obtain missing information and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed no evidence of Health Inventory part 1 for at least one child in care. Facility shall obtain missing records and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed no evidence of Health Inventory part 2 for at least two children in care. Facility shall obtain missing records and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04G | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed no evidence of immunization records for at least one child in care. Facility shall obtain missing records and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Open |
| Findings: Specialist observed no evidence of Release of Information and proof of criminal background checks submitted for new staff members within five business days. Facility submitted Releases of information at the time of the inspection. Facility shall ensure that all new staff are fingerprinted and submit evidence. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist observed no evidence of medical evaluations for at least two staff members. Facility shall obtain medical reports and submit copies. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist observed two Teachers who did not complete at least 12 hours of continued training for the last full year of employment as required. Facility shall have Teachers complete their training and document it on the last full year's record of professional development prior to beginning this year's training. Facility shall submit training certificates and record form. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: Complaint states that babies are left alone on changing tables and children are placed in the hallway to nap. Director states that children have been left alone on changing tables. Facility shall submit evidence of correction. Specialist did not observe any children left in the hallway for nap. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Complaint states that the center is out of ratio with infants and toddlers. Specialist observed seven toddlers in room 3 with two staff members. There should have been three staff members. A follow up will be conducted. | |||
| 2021-07-28 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist observed emergency forms missing authorized pick up person, physician's information, and/or annual updated for several children in care. Director shall review all emergency forms for completion and annual update, obtain missing items, and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2021-07-28 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist observed missing Health Inventory Part 1 for at least one child in care. Director shall review all children's records for Health Inventory part 1, obtain missing forms, and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2021-07-28 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist observed missing Health Inventory Part 2 for at least one child in care. Director shall review all children's records for Health Inventory part 2, obtain missing forms, and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2021-07-28 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist observed missing lead test forms for at least one child in care. Director shall review all children's records for missing lead test forms (signed by the physician), obtain missing forms or updated forms, and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2021-07-28 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist observed missing immunizations for at least one child in care. Director shall review all children's records for immunization records completed by the physician, obtain missing records, and submit a letter of corrections. | |||
| 2019-07-02 | Full | 13A.16.09.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: A small soft blanket was observed in the crib of an 8 month old sleeping baby. Corrected during inspection. | |||
| 2019-07-02 | Full | 13A.16.05.11A | Corrected |
| Findings: The kitchen floor, particularly around the refrigerator needs to be cleaned. | |||
| 2019-07-02 | Full | 13A.16.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: The playground needs a general clean-up. | |||
| 2019-07-02 | Full | 13A.16.12.05A | Corrected |
| Findings: Refrigerators in rooms 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, and 12 need to be defrosted / cleaned. | |||
| 2018-05-02 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2018-04-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.02A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Owner should have but did not report alleged incident to protective services. Alleged incident occurred on 3-15-18. Reported to owner by parent/staff on 3-28-18. Reported to Director on 4-9-18. Parent/staff person reported to OCC and DSS on 4-10-18. | |||
| 2018-04-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.02C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Operator should have but did not properly instruct staff of their monitoring requirements. Alleged incident occurred on 3-15-18. Reported to owner by parent/staff on 3-28-18. Reported to Director on 4-9-18. Parent/staff person reported to OCC and DSS on 4-10-18. | |||
| 2018-04-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.02C(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Operator should have but did not properly instruct staff of legal obligations to report. Alleged incident occurred on 3-15-18. Reported to owner by parent/staff on 3-28-18. Reported to Director on 4-9-18. Parent/staff person reported to OCC and DSS on 4-10-18. | |||
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