This document is intended for anyone who lives or works with infants or young children. The guidelines can be used as a reference guide, or as a resource for planning activities.

Help! Is my child too sick to go to child care today? These simple guidelines will help you decide.

You can do many things at home to help your child develop the skills needed to succeed in school.

How do you know if a child's extreme behavior is developmentally appropriate or something else?

This document is produced three times a year and contains the most current data about regulated child care in Maryland.

Many organizations provide a wealth of information and resources for parents. Click below for links that may be of interest.

Maryland has one of the best child care systems in the nation – thanks, in part, to our strong state regulations.

Over the past decade, millions of pieces of children’s jewelry, toys, furniture, clothing and child-related items have been recalled by the CPSC due to hazards presented by lead content or the use of lead-based paint.