Licensed Child Care Center
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Children of America Bowie, LLC
Bowie, MD
· Prince George's County
15514 Annapolis Road,
Bowie, MD 20715
Quick Facts
Capacity
165 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 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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Contact Information
📞 (240) 245-4698
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
252827
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 4 - Prince George's County
Reviews
S.E.F.
2022-06-26 19:49:23
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
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Sadly, my child has only attend here for 6 weeks. I thought after the tour this would be a great place for him. Unfortunately, his time has come to an end with this facility. My son is only 9 months and has been sick and mistreated on so many levels.
1. At first My son was placed in the Infant A room. By the time I picked him up from this facility around 5 his last meal was around 11:42. I literally had to feed him in the parking lot before going home.
2. When he was placed in Infant B I had start receiving notifications that only a few slots were available for infants!!!! Just imagine going to a facility and being turnt around because they are short of staff. Now you have to find someone else to watch your child last minute…. I immediately submit the 2 week notice.
3. The most recent turn was when I saw my son on the live camera(which is minutes behind real time) and notice that he’s was always separated from the children in the class. Minutes later I notice that he was placed in a crib crying while watching the other kids play. When the kids were asleep they would let my son on the floor to play by himself and when the babies are awake my son would be strap down in a rocker while their backs turnt toward him playing. Obviously the camera doesn’t have audio but I’m assuming from body language the teachers were frustrated with my son. I knew my son was ready once he start waiting by the door. When I pick my son up I asked Denise why was my son separated from the kids. Her response was “Oh you want to know why? I replied “ I should know that’s my son. She then told me he wouldn’t go to sleep and he was taking the kids bottle.… My son wasn’t even near a bottle! You just trying to force these babies to sleep. How could you ever discipline a 9 month old… like seriously! How can an 2 adult bully an infant ?!?
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About the Provider
Children of America Bowie, LLC is a Licensed Child Care Center in Bowie MD, with a maximum capacity of 165 children. This child care center helps with children in the 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. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.01 | Corrected |
| Findings: LS interviewed the director and a teacher in room 11 in reference to the aide blocking a 3 year old child in the bathroom. The teacher stated that she was lining children up to go outside and noticed that one child was missing. She then heard a child crying and observed the aide in room # 11 sitting in a chair that was backed up against the bathroom. The teacher stated that she asked the aide if the child was in the bathroom and the aide laughed and said that she put the child in the bathroom to punish him because he was being bad. The teacher told the aide to move and saw that the child referenced in the incident was inside of the bathroom with the lights out. The teacher stated that she told the aide that she can't block kids in the bathroom when they are being bad because that is neglect, and the aide laughed at her again. The teacher then went to tell the director what happened, and the aide was immediately removed from the room and suspended. The aide has also been terminated, and has not been back at the center since 05/12/2025. An employee may not subject a child to abuse, neglect, mental injury, or injurious treatment. | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS interviewed the director and a teacher in room 11 in reference to the aide blocking a 3 year old child in the bathroom. The teacher stated that she was lining children up to go outside and noticed that one child was missing. She then heard a child crying and observed the aide in room # 11 sitting in a chair that was backed up against the bathroom. The teacher stated that she asked the aide if the child was in the bathroom and the aide laughed and said that she put the child in the bathroom to punish him because he was being bad. The teacher told the aide to move and saw that the child referenced in the incident was inside of the bathroom with the lights out. The teacher stated that she told the aide that she can't block kids in the bathroom when they are being bad because that is neglect, and the aide laughed at her again. The teacher then went to tell the director what happened, and the aide was immediately removed from the room and suspended. The aide has also been terminated, and has not been back at the center since 05/12/2025. Child discipline shall be appropriate to the age, maturity, and physical condition of the child. | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS interviewed the director and a teacher in room 11 in reference to the aide blocking a 3 year old child in the bathroom. The teacher stated that she was lining children up to go outside and noticed that one child was missing. She then heard a child crying and observed the aide in room # 11 sitting in a chair that was backed up against the bathroom. The teacher stated that she asked the aide if the child was in the bathroom and the aide laughed and said that she put the child in the bathroom to punish him because he was being bad. The teacher told the aide to move and saw that the child referenced in the incident was inside of the bathroom with the lights out. LS observed two staff members with 8 toddlers in room # 6. The operator shall ensure the safety and security of each child at all times. | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint investigation on today's date. LS interviewed the director and a teacher in room 11 in reference to the aide blocking a 3 year old child in the bathroom. The teacher stated that she was lining children up to go outside and noticed that one child was missing. She then heard a child crying and observed the aide in room # 11 sitting in a chair that was backed up against the bathroom. The teacher stated that she asked the aide if the child was in the bathroom and the aide laughed and said that she put the child in the bathroom to punish him because he was being bad. The teacher told the aide to move and saw that the child referenced in the incident was inside of the bathroom with the lights out. The teacher stated that she told the aide that she can't block kids in the bathroom when they are being bad because that is neglect, and the aide laughed at her again. The teacher then went to tell the director what happened, and the aide was immediately removed from the room and suspended. An operator shall ensure that each child receives adequate supervision and care at all times which is appropriate to the individual needs, age and capabilities of the child. | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe a qualified teacher in rooms 2, 4, 6, 10, 11 or 12. | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed two staff members with 8 toddlers in room # 6. | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03D(2)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed 26 children in room #13 with 2 staff members. 12 of the 26 children were preschool 4 and 5 year olds, and 14 of those children were school age. | |||
| 2024-11-06 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed seven children needing updated emergency forms. | |||
| 2024-11-06 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed two children needing part 1 of the Health Assessment and two children needing part 2 of the Health Assessment. | |||
| 2024-11-06 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed three children needing a lead screening. | |||
| 2024-11-06 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed one child needing vaccines. | |||
| 2024-11-06 | Full | 13A.16.06.10C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not receive continuing training for all aides, teachers, and director on staff for the last cycle. Training for last cycle and this cycle are pending. | |||
| 2024-11-06 | Full | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe a qualified teacher in room # 6. LS did observe an approved substitute in room # 6, who informed LS that she is the assigned teacher in that room. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed 4 children referenced in the complaint needed updated emergency forms. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observed staffing patterns posted for any of the classrooms. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.01 | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff member reported that the child's father walked up while the staff member referenced in the complaint was forcefully handling his child on the playground, and the father said that he witnessed the staff member hit his child. LS interviewed an aide that was in the room at the time of the alleged incident, and she stated that she did see a child laying on her stomach on other aide's lap , but did not witness her spanking the child. The aide stated that she could not tell which child was laying on her lap because of the angle she was at. Staff may not hit or spank children in care. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.02A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint investigation on today's date. During interviews, staff informed LS about multiple incidents in the past few months where the aide, referenced in the complaint, has screamed in children's faces or forcefully handled a child. One staff member also reported that during one of the incidents this past September, the child's father informed her that he witnessed the staff member forcefully handling his child on the playground, and that the staff member hit his child. The staff member referenced in the incident is no longer allowed to work in the room with that child. Staff stated that some of these incidents had been brought to the director's attention. These incidents were not reported to CPS. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint investigation on today's date. During interviews, staff informed LS about multiple incidents in the past few months where the aide, referenced in the complaint, has screamed in children's faces or forcefully handled a child. One staff member also reported that during one of the incidents this past September, the child's father informed her that he witnessed the staff member forcefully handling his child on the playground, and that the staff member hit his child. The staff member referenced in the incident is no longer allowed to work in the room with that child. Staff stated that some of these incidents had been brought to the director's attention. These incidents were not reported to the OCC. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03B(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint investigation on today's date. Staff informed LS about multiple incidents in the past few months where the aide referenced in the complaint has screamed in children's faces or forcefully handled a child. Staff informed LS that according to the child's father, he walked up while the staff member was forcefully handling his child on the playground, and that that he witnessed the staff member hit his child. The staff member referenced in the incident is no longer allowed to work in the room with that child. Staff stated that some of these incidents had been brought to the director's attention. These incidents were not reported to the OCC. LS interviewed an aide that was in the room at the time of the alleged incident, and she stated that she did see a child laying on her stomach on the other aide's lap, but did not witness her spanking the child. The aide stated that could not tell which child was laying on her lap because of the angle she was at. Staff may not hit or spank children in care. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint investigation on today's date. LS interviewed a staff member who was in room 2A with the aide referenced in the complaint on the day of the alleged incident, January 9th, 2024. Both staff members assigned to the room were aides, and there was no qualified teacher present on January 9, 2024. LS observed during the walkthrough that there was no qualified teacher in room 10. | |||
| 2024-01-12 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03C(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: During complaint investigation, an aide that works with the staff member referenced in the complaint often, stated that there have been several times that the aide referenced in the complaint will be overwhelmed and will yell and the children and become frustrated and walk out of the room, leaving the room out of ratio. | |||
| 2023-11-03 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint inspection on today's date. LS interviewed director, who stated that the infant/toddler rooms have not been out of child/staff ratio in the past week, but that the preschool rooms #3 and #12 have been out of child/staff ratio two days in the past week because of staff call-outs. The director stated that they had to put a cap on how many children were allowed to be accepted on those days, and some parents still dropped off after the cap, putting them out of child/staff ratio. The director stated that they normally cap the attendance at 9:30 am, but moving forward they will be capping attendance at 8:30/8:45 am because of staffing. Parents receive notifications via an app called Kaymbu if attendance is capped. The director stated that one staff member's last day was 11/1/23, and today is the last day for another two staff members. The director stated that there are two new staff starting on November 13th. The director stated that the center is having a hard time finding new staff and retaining staff. | |||
| 2023-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint investigation on today's date. Assistant director advised that she did not notify the child's parents after the incident occurred. The assistant director stated that the mother was not made aware of the incident until she picked up the child later that day and was given the incident report. | |||
| 2023-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint investigation on today's date. LS interviewed director, who stated that she was not present during the incident, and was not made aware until the mother came in and spoke to herself and the assistant director about the incident. LS interviewed the assistant director who stated that she was in the building during the time of the incident, but did not witness the incident. The assistant director stated that the child's classroom, Toddler A, were on their way outside, and the child ran ahead of the group and hit his head on the door because he was expecting it to be open. The assistant director stated that she did not call the childs parent to notify them of the incident. LS interviewed staff member, who advised that on the date of the incident, she was alone with 5 toddlers, and there was no other staff assigned to the room with her. The teacher stated that she yelled for the child to stop, but the child did not listen. The teacher stated that she was holding two of the children's hands already, and had no assistance from other staff. | |||
| 2023-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS conducted a complaint investigation on today's date. LS interviewed director, who stated that she was not present during the incident, and was not made aware until the mother came in and spoke to herself and the assistant director about the incident. LS interviewed the assistant director who stated that she was in the building during the time of the incident, but did not witness the incident. The assistant director stated that the child's classroom, Toddler A, were on their way outside, and the child ran ahead of the group and hit his head on the door because he was expecting it to be open. The assistant director stated that she did not call the childs parent to notify them of the incident. LS interviewed staff member, who advised that on the date of the incident, she was alone with 5 toddlers, and there was no other staff assigned to the room with her. The teacher stated that she yelled for the child to stop, but the child did not listen. The teacher stated that she was holding two of the children's hands already, and had no assistance from other staff. | |||
| 2023-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS interviewed staff member, who advised that on the date of the incident, she was alone with 5 toddlers, and there was no other staff assigned to the room with her. | |||
| 2023-10-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.08B(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed 1 teacher in room 2 with 19 pre-school four and five year-old's. The other teacher assigned to the room had left the building for lunch. LS observed 1 aide in room 12, with 10 three year old's. The other teacher assigned to the room also had left the building for lunch. LS observed 1 aide in room 11 with 12 two year old's. And the teacher assigned to this room left the building for lunch. | |||
| 2022-01-28 | Complaint | 13A.16.10.06B | Corrected |
| Findings: Center van had a minor accident on January 25, 2022. The van was pulling in to the center parking lot and backed into their other van. The vehicle was moving slow. There were no injuries. Director stated that parents were notified at pick up, however one parent was missed. Center did not report this incident to the Office of child care. | |||
| 2022-01-28 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2021-01-20 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-05-08 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-01-23 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.01 | Corrected |
| Findings: On this date a complaint investigation was conducted. The Complaint is based on a self reported incident given by the director. A parent reported to the director that her son said his teacher takes him in the bathroom and plucks his hands when he gets into trouble. Director conducted an internal investigation and it was revealed by a staff member that she was taking children into the bathroom and plucking their hands. There are no cameras in the bathroom so the staff knew they would not be seen. Director has placed two staff on Administrative Leave pending termination after investigation is complete. | |||
| 2020-01-23 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: On this date a complaint investigation was conducted. The Complaint is based on a self reported incident given by the director. A parent reported to the director that her son said his teacher takes him in the bathroom and plucks his hands when he gets into trouble. Director conducted an internal investigation and it was revealed by a staff member that she was taking children into the bathroom and plucking their hands. There are no cameras in the bathroom so the staff knew they would not be seen. Director has placed two staff on Administrative Leave pending termination after investigation is complete. | |||
| 2020-01-23 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: On this date a complaint investigation was conducted. The Complaint is based on a self reported incident given by the director. A parent reported to the director that her son said his teacher takes him in the bathroom and plucks his hands when he gets into trouble. Director conducted an internal investigation and it was revealed by a staff member that she was taking children into the bathroom and plucking their hands. There are no cameras in the bathroom so the staff knew they would not be seen. Director has placed two staff on Administrative Leave pending termination after investigation is complete. | |||
| 2020-01-16 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-09-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: On this date a complaint investigation was conducted. The Office was notified by another agency that a child was injured and need medical attention. Center staff did not notify the Office of this incident. Please correct immediately by always contacting the Office within 24 hours of an injury which results in medical attention. | |||
| 2019-09-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: On this date a complaint investigation was conducted. The complaint stated that a child injured his finger on a drain cover on the outdoor play area. Director stated that drain cover did have sharp edges and they corrected the problem immediately after the incident. Licensing Specialist Observed the corrected non compliance. | |||
| 2019-01-11 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
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