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Head Start Ellicott City
Ellicott City, MD
· Howard County
8510 High Ridge Road,
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Quick Facts
Capacity
36 children
Age Range
3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (410) 313-2750
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
44539
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
Accreditation
MSDE
District Office
Region 6 - Howard County / Carroll County
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About the Provider
Head Start Ellicott City is a Licensed Child Care Center in Ellicott City MD, with a maximum capacity of 36 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 years, 4 years, 5 years. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The metal panels of two doors in the bathroom are separating, creating sharp edges near the locking mechanism. Chipping paint was observed on the wall in Room C. | |||
| 2026-02-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.12E | Corrected |
| Findings: The basketball hoop is leaning over, making it so that the children could pull on it and cause it to fall or lean further. | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Full | 13A.16.03.02E | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe a lead screening or test for two children enrolled. Facility will audit all files to ensure a lead screening or test has been completed. | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe emergency pickup information for one child in care. Facility will ensure all children's emergency cards have an emergency contact listed. | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Full | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe medical evaluations for 8 staff members in their staff files on site. During inspection, operator produced medical evaluations digitally from HR that LS observed and documented. | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Full | 13A.16.11.04E(1)(c) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed two medications for one child that were expired. During inspection, the nurse provided documentation that the child no longer needed those medications. Facility removed expired medications from medication storage during inspection to be returned to the parent. | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed peeling/chipping paint in rooms B, D, and E. | |||
| 2024-03-06 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A staff member lifted a child and harshly put him in a seat. The staff member also grabbed the child's face. | |||
| 2024-03-06 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: A staff member lifted a child and harshly put him in a seat. The staff member also grabbed the child's face. | |||
| 2024-02-26 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The OCC was not notified of the deletion of a staff member who left in January 2024. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: A child was able to leave the playground, walk up the hill and cross the road. A staff member had the child in sight at all times but was unable to prevent the child from leaving the playground area. | |||
| 2023-05-10 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.07A | Corrected |
| Findings: A child was able to leave the playground, walk up the hill and cross the road. A staff member had the child in sight at all times but was unable to prevent the child from leaving the playground area. | |||
| 2023-03-10 | Other | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed a curtain in the classroom D that is made of strings and hangs down to the floor. The curtain either needs to be shortened or removed. | |||
| 2023-02-06 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: The emergency forms for 5 children were not updated as required. The emergency forms for 3 children were not signed by the parent. The emergency forms for 3 children did not contain all of the required information. | |||
| 2022-11-29 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-11-17 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-11-10 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06D(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: On 10/18/22, a child was able to leave the building unattended. The child was located in the parking area behind a car that had just parked. On 10/13/22, the same child ran from the playground and into the parking area. A car backing out of a parking space almost hit the child. The parent of the child was not notified of either incident. | |||
| 2022-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06E(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: A child ran out of the building and into the parking area on 10/18/2022. A child ran off the playground and into the parking area. The child was almost hit by a car backing out. The Office of Child Care was not notified of either incident. | |||
| 2022-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: The playground is immediately accessible to the parking lot. The children utilize the playground throughout the day when cars are travelling in and out of the area. The back parking area may not be used for parking at anytime. The gate at the entrance to the parking area must be closed at all times. | |||
| 2022-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: A child got outside of the building and into the parking lot area and staff were not aware that he had left the building. | |||
| 2022-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: On 10/18/22, a child left the classroom unattended and got outside of the building. The staff were not aware that the child left the building. | |||
| 2022-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.07A | Corrected |
| Findings: On 10/13/22, a child ran from the playground and into the parking area. The child was almost hit by a car backing out of a parking space. | |||
| 2022-02-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.06 | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed a hot room with a temperature of 88 degrees on the thermostat in Room F. Staff corrected during inspection by turning on the air conditioning to a reading of 65 degrees. LS observed cooler air during inspection after temperature was adjusted. Staff stated that the sun's heat from the windows at different parts of the day creates challenges with regulating temperature in this room. Facility stated that preparations have been made to install shades to correct this. | |||
| 2022-02-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed that the wooden railing on the ground near the benches is broken and exposes sharp edges of wood. Facility stated that previous requests have made with the County to correct the issue. Submit correction by 3/7/2022. | |||
| 2022-02-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed a pump bottle of hand sanitizer on a shelf at a level accessible to children in Room C. Staff removed hand sanitizer during inspection. | |||
| 2022-02-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed several uncapped sockets in Room A at levels accessible to children: two (2) under window at a level accessible to children, one (1) a few inches from the floor under the large bulletin board, and four (4) sockets on an electrical strip near the computer table. Facility corrected during inspection by covering all open sockets. Facility will request repair for one damaged socket. | |||
| 2021-02-05 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-02-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist observed unlocked cabinets used primarily for teacher personal belongings. Specialist also saw cleaning supplies within reach of children. Staff moved cleaning supplies at time of inspection. Center shall make all personal belongings inaccessible and send letter of correction to OCC no later than March 3, 2020. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Full | 13A.16.10.04I(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed blind cords hanging low accessible to children in care. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Full | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: Posted staffing pattern needs to be updated. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Full | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed broken metal sliding cabinet door in library area in classroom D. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed a substitute working in the classroom with children. OCC have not received notification of adding a new substitute who started working back in September 2018 as per the director, with required documents within 5 working days. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Full | 13A.16.05.11A | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed ventilation vents are not clean in both children's bathrooms. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: OCC have not received notification of ending employment for 6 staff. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Full | 13A.16.06.09A(1)(d) | Corrected |
| Findings: Evidence of completed ADA training certificates were not present in their folder at site for some preschool teachers. | |||
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