Paula's Day Care
Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.5 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.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
Age Max ratio Max group Toddlers 1:3 9 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (4) and Building & Premises Safety (3). None of the 7 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Oct 16, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Three Emergency Information Forms Were Missing Information13A.15.03.04A(1)
Three emergency information forms were missing information. Two of the forms were corrected before Licensing Specialist left the family child care home. . One form remains to be corrected. Correct immediately.
Oct 1, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Lead Test Report Missing for One Child. Correct Immediately13A.15.03.02B
- Provider Did Not Have the Health Assessment for One of the Children and Evidence of Lead Screening Was Missing for A…13A.15.03.04C
Provider did not have the health assessment for one of the children and evidence of lead screening was missing for a child. Correct immediately
- The Lower Level Bathroom Does Not Have Mechanical nor Natural Ventilation. Correct Immediately.13A.15.05.04A(5)
Oct 30, 20233 Findings3 Important
- At the Time of the Inspection the LS Reviewed the Staff Files and KS and LJ File Was Not Updated.13A.15.03.04A(3)
- At the Time of the Inspection the LS Checked the Child Care Room and Observed the Top Plug Was Not Capped.13A.15.05.04B(1)
- At the Time of the Inspection the LS Checked the Backyard and Observed Mushrooms Growing Inside of the Little Tikes…13A.15.05.05A
At the time of the inspection the LS checked the backyard and observed mushrooms growing inside of the little tikes play center and soccer spikes inside the little climbers play area.