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Gretchen Altergott

GILLIS RD, MOUNT AIRY, MD 21771Childery Rating: 5/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    5 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    5 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Maryland's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Maryland caps infant ratios at 1:3, toddler ratios at 1:3, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 12 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
Family Child Care Home
Age groups served
Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
Licensed capacity
8
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Toddlers1:39
Preschool1:1020

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

3 Inspection Visits Since 2024 · 4 Findings
Most recent: Jan 13, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
4 Important

Across 3 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (3) and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1). None of the 4 findings were critical.

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  1. Jan 13, 20261 Finding1 Important
    • The Capacity of the Registration Is 8 Children. The LS Observed 6 Mats.13A.15.05.06C(2)
  2. Jan 23, 20252 Findings2 Important
    • There Was an Emergency Form That Did Not Contain the Physician's Address13A.15.03.04A(1)

      There was an emergency form that did not contain the physician's address. There was an emergency form that did not have the name of the physician, the telephone number and the address of the physician.

    • There Was an Emergency Form That Was Not Signed by the Parent.13A.15.03.04A(3)
  3. Jan 4, 20241 Finding1 Important
    • There Was One File That Did Not Contain Immunizations.13A.15.03.04C

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