Montgomery County Child Care

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Montgomery County Child Care Demographics
2008Kate Garvey, Chief, Children, Youth and
Families, DHHSSeptember 4, 2008
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4 Year Old Children

• There are an estimated 13,500 4-year olds in
  Montgomery County.
• Based on MCPS FARMS rate of 29.4 for elementary
  children the largest number of four year olds
  potentially eligible for FARMS in 2008 is 3,969.
• Source Birth rates 2000-2005, MCPS enrollment
  2000-2007 from MCPS Master Plans

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Child Care Capacity

• 1,447 child care programs in Montgomery County
  have the capacity to serve 34,382 children from 0
  to 12 years of age.
• 22,440 children between the ages of 2 and 4 years
  old can be served in centers and home-based
  settings.
• 233 center-based programs have the capacity to
  serve 15,559 children between the ages of 2 and 4
  years old.
• 951 family providers have the capacity to serve
  6,881 children between the ages of 2 and 4 years
  old.
• Head Start/Pre-K serves 3,481 3 and 4 year olds.

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Availability of Regulated Programs

• Both family child care and centers are
  distributed widely throughout the county.
• Throughout the county, availability of space in
  licensed child care programs for children aged
  0-5 years varies greatly.
• Only 2 of parents contacted after 2 months of
  receiving referrals from LOCATE reported they
  could not find available preschool care that
  meets their needs.

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Availability of Higher Quality Programs and
Credentialed Staff

• Availability of accredited programs and those
  with credentialed providers is limited.
• 70 of 429 (15)center-based programs have
  achieved state or national accreditation and 11
  of 1,018 (1) of family providers are nationally
  accredited.
• 83 of 429 (19) center-based programs have staff
  with the Maryland Child Care Credential and 112
  of 1,018 (11) of family providers have the
  credential.

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