Large Child Care Home
✓ Licensed
Kimberly Cook
Hampstead, MD
· Carroll County
Black Road,
Hampstead, MD 21074
Quick Facts
Capacity
12 children
Age Range
0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Large Child Care Home
Active License
License Number
252883
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 6 - Howard County / Carroll County
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About the Provider
Kimberly Cook is a Large Child Care Home in Hampstead MD, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Monitoring | 13A.18.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: One emergency form was missing child physician's information. Please correct by sending a copy of the completed form. | |||
| 2026-06-24 | Monitoring | 13A.18.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: One child's file was missing lead test results. Correct immediately by sending a copy of lead test results. | |||
| 2026-03-17 | Complaint | 13A.18.03.03A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Both director and teacher pick up children in the morning, but children are not being signed in by their parents at that time. Correct immediately by sending a plan of action. | |||
| 2026-03-17 | Complaint | 13A.18.03.04B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival at 8AM, licensing specialist observed only the teacher in charge of 2 children. When the specialist requested to see children's emergency forms, the teacher said they were upstairs, which is not an approved child care area. Corrected on site when the director arrived at 8:13AM and brought the children's records to the basement. | |||
| 2026-03-17 | Complaint | 13A.18.03.04I(5) | Corrected |
| Findings: The teacher picks up one child every morning on her way to the provider's house, but licensing specialist did not observe a parental permission given to that teacher for transportation. Correct immediately by sending a copy of a written permission from the child's parent for transportation. | |||
| 2026-03-17 | Complaint | 13A.18.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: A five-year-old child left the provider's house on 3.12.26. Both director and the teacher did not see the child leaving the house as they were both near the steps. The child walked or ran for about a mile and was found by his father. According to the director and the video, the child left the house at about 2:41PM and the parent brought the child back to the provider's house at about 2:59PM. Both the director and teacher were taking turns going outside to look for the missing child, leaving only one member of staff in charge of 11 children. Correct immediately by submitting a supervision plan. | |||
| 2026-03-17 | Complaint | 13A.18.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: A five-year-old child left the provider's house on 3.12.26. Both director and the teacher did not see the child leaving the house as they were both near the steps. The child walked or ran for about a mile and was found by his father. According to the director and the video, the child left the house at about 2:41PM and the parent brought the child back to the provider's house at about 2:59PM. Both the director and teacher were taking turns going outside to look for the missing child, leaving only one member of staff in charge of 11 children. Correct immediately by submitting a supervision plan. | |||
| 2026-03-17 | Complaint | 13A.18.08.03C | Corrected |
| Findings: A five year old child left the provider's house unnoticed by the director and teacher on 3.12.26. Both director and teacher were taking turns in going outside to look for the missing child, leaving only one staff in charge of 11 children. Correct immediately by submitting a supervision plan. | |||
| 2025-12-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: The specialist observed a screw sticking out of a wooden fence plank. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2025-01-08 | Full | 13A.18.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed no lead test screening results for 7 enrolled children. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2025-01-08 | Full | 13A.18.05.07B | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider did not have at least one drinking water source. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2025-01-08 | Full | 13A.18.06.06D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The teacher has not completed the 2024 Basic Health and Safety Update training. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: One emergency form was not updated. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.05.07A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed that hot water temperature in the bathroom was 70 degrees F. Correct immediately by adjusting hot water temperature to at least 85 degrees F. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Full | 13A.18.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: No lead test results for two children. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Full | 13A.18.06.06D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The teacher has not completed 12 clock hours training between 2021 and 2022. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Full | 13A.18.09.01A | Corrected |
| Findings: Schedule of activities was not posted. Corrected on site - the provider posted it during the inspection. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Full | 13A.18.09.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider did not have individualized activity plans for two enrolled infants/toddlers. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Full | 13A.18.10.01A(3)(c) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider did not have any documentation of practicing emergency and disaster drills. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2022-01-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: One emergency form was missing parents' phone numbers. Two emergency forms were not updated. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2022-01-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.09.03B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider had a small trampoline accessible to children. Corrected during the inspection - the provider folded the trampoline and removed it from the child care area. | |||
| 2021-01-15 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-05-07 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-01-22 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-01-25 | Conversion | 13A.18.05.07A | Corrected |
| Findings: The water temperature was 138. Specialist will do a follow up inspection to check water temperature. | |||
| 2019-01-25 | Conversion | 13A.18.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: Two children were missing immunizations. One child was missing medical. Please submit a correction plan to OCC within 10 days. | |||
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