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Grace Christian Academy of Maryland Infant Center
Waldorf, MD
· Charles County
13000 Zekiah Drive,
Waldorf, MD 20601
Quick Facts
Capacity
12 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (301) 645-0406
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
66272
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Grace Christian Academy of Maryland is located in Charles County in Southern Maryland. We offer classes from three-year-old preschool through twelfth grade. We are fully accredited with Middle States, the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and approved by the State of Maryland Board of Education. We are an F-1 school and able to accept international students.
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:30 AM - 4:00 PM (August - June)
- Tuesday7:30 AM - 4:00 PM (August - June)
- Wednesday7:30 AM - 4:00 PM (August - June)
- Thursday7:30 AM - 4:00 PM (August - June)
- Friday7:30 AM - 4:00 PM (August - June)
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.02C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children need evidence that the parents received the consumer pamphlet information. Please provide the consumer pamphlet to the parent/guardian and submit evidence of this to the Licensing Specialist. Please review all files to ensure that all have the required documentation. See additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: The children's records were reviewed during the inspection today. Two children did not have evidence of an written agreement with the parent/guardian in their file. Please ensure that parents/guardians receive and sign the centers parent agreement and submit evidence to the specialist. The center is advised to review all children's files to ensure that they have all the required documents and that the children's files are complete and current. Please see the additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Several emergency forms were missing the required information. In addition, two children enrolled had no evidence of an emergency form in their file. The center is advised to review children's files and ensure that all children's emergency forms are completed and contain the required information. The center is reminded to maintain emergency information for all children in care and ensure all children's files are complete and current. Please see the additional comments sheet and submit evidence to the specialist once corrections have been made to the emergency forms. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children files were missing evidence of the health inventory part 1. Please obtain the documents from the parents/guardians and submit evidence to the specialist. The center is advised to review children's records to ensure they are complete and current. See additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children files were missing evidence of the health inventory part 2. Please obtain the documents from the parents/guardians and submit evidence to the specialist. The center is advised to review children's records to ensure they are complete and current. See additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children in care were missing evidence of the lead blood test at 12 and 24 months of age. Please obtain the documents from the parents/guardians and submit evidence to the specialist. See additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: There were several children enrolled missing evidence of an updated immunization record. In addition, 1 child did not have evidence of an immunization record on file. Please obtain the documents from the parents/guardians and submit evidence to the specialist. Please see additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one staff member who has left employment and the OCC did not receive written notification of this from the operator. The operator informed the specialist today and it was documented on the discrepancy and staff change forms. In the future, please provide written notification to the OCC about the ending of employment of an employee or staff member within 5 days of its occurrence. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Several staff members had no evidence of a staff orientation in their files. Please complete the staff orientation with the staff and keep a record of this in their files. Submit a letter of correction to the Licensing Specialist once the staff orientation has been completed with each staff member. Please see the list provided at the inspection. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: 2 staff members need evidence of having a medical evaluation completed. Please submit evidence to the specialist once the documents have been obtained. See additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the inspection, there was 1 teacher who needed evidence of 5 hours of continued training for the 2024-2025 training cycle. Their training hours were due in August of 2025. Please ensure the staff member completes and submits evidence of the required continued training hours to the Licensing Specialist as soon as possible. Please see the additional comments sheet. The center is reminded that the training cycle is based on the staff's hire date, please be sure that all teachers submit 12 hours of continued training within their training cycle and submit copies to the Licensing specialist. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.10.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no evidence that the center has at least one employee who has completed the approved emergency preparedness training. Please submit the emergency preparedness certificate to the specialist once it has been obtained. | |||
| 2026-04-14 | Full | 13A.16.10.02E | Corrected |
| Findings: Several of the required first aid supplies were not observed in the first aid kit during the inspection. Please ensure that all required first aid supplies are maintained. Once the required supplies have been obtained, please submit evidence to the specialist. See additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2025-04-10 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: A staff member was associated with both the preschool/before and after care program and the infant program however, the center submitted a staff change form deleting the staff member from the preschool/before and after care program only. The staff member is no longer employed with either program. In the future please submit a staff change form for both programs to the specialist. The director corrected this on-site by deleting the staff member on an updated staff change form during the inspection. The center is advised to provide written notification to the OCC about the ending of employment of an employee or staff member within 5 days of its occurrence. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.02C(1) | Open |
| Findings: Upon review of all the children's records, it was noted that 5 children need evidence that the parents received the consumer pamphlet information. Please provide the consumer pamphlet to the parent/guardian and submit evidence of this to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon review of all of the children's files, it was noted that 2 children did not have evidence of the health inventory part 1 and 2. Please obtain the documentation from the parent and submit evidence to the Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.16.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: It was noted that 1 staff member did not have evidence of the staff orientation in their file. Please complete the staff orientation with the staff member and keep a record of this in their file. Please submit evidence to the Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2023-04-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.08H | Corrected |
| Findings: There was a potty chair in the infant/toddler bathroom. This may not be used by child care children. | |||
| 2023-04-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The center does not have a medical for BV. She needs to get a medical completed ASAP and submit to specialist. | |||
| 2023-04-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: MJ completed her 12 hours of continued training in November 2022 but it was due by 8/2022. She is reminded that her 12 hours of continued training needs to be completed by August 31 of each year. At this point she only has 2 more hours of continued training to complete by 8/2023. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: There are two children whose files are missing evidence of a written agreement with their parents. Please ensure that this information is obtained and kept in the file for both children. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 4 children enrolled in the infant center and all records were reviewed. There are 3 children who are missing an emergency form in their file. There is 1 child whose emergency form is missing the doctor's information. Please ensure that each child has an emergency form that contains all of the required information and that it is signed and dated by the parent. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 4 children enrolled in the infant center and all records were reviewed. There is one child who is missing evidence of a lead test. Please have the child's parents obtain this information from the child's doctor. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 4 children enrolled in the infant center and all records were reviewed. There is one child who is missing evidence of updated immunizations, as several doses are missing. Please have the child's parents obtain this information from the child's doctor. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The infant center aide was hired in September 2021 and has not completed the Basic Health and Safety training. Please ensure that she completes this course. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.06.12C | Corrected |
| Findings: The infant center aide was hired in September 2021 and has not completed the 3 hours aide orientation course. Please ensure that she completes this course. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.09.02C | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 2 toddlers enrolled in the infant center. There were no activity plans posted in the center, but were kept in the children's files. Both have activity plans that have not been updated 6 months or more. Please ensure that activity plans are posted in the room and updated as necessary or at least every 3 months. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.12.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are snacks being stored in a cabinet that have been opened but are not in a sealed container. Please ensure that once food has been opened that it is stored in a sealed container to protect it form contamination. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Full | 13A.16.12.06E(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is food, a bottle of juice, and a sippy cup in the refrigerator that are not labeled. Please ensure that everything in the refrigerator is labeled. There was not a thermometer in the refrigerator. The Licensing Specialist took the thermometer form the freezer and put it in the refrigerator. | |||
| 2021-04-28 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-03-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The infant center aide only completed 3 hours of continued training for the 2017-2018 training cycle. She has since completed 3 more hours, for a total of 6 hours of continued training. | |||
| 2018-04-10 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one child who does not have a Health Inventory Part II completed by the doctor. Please have the parent obtain this information as soon as possible. | |||
| 2018-04-10 | Full | 13A.16.06.12B | Corrected |
| Findings: The center's aide was initially hired in January 2016. She should have taken the aide orientation by July 2016. The aide left the center in August 2016 to work in the preschool. She left employment with the preschool in June 2017. She was rehired as the aide for the infant center in November 2017. She will need to take the 3 hours aide orientation course as soon as possible. | |||
| 2018-04-10 | Full | 13A.16.09.02C | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one child who is missing a written activity plan. The director thought that once a child was 18 months old it was not needed. Director will have the parent complete the plan. | |||
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