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Childery

The Learning Express Learning Center

RITCHIE HIGHWAY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061Childery Rating: 3/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    2 / 5
  • Structural Quality
    5 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Maryland EXCELS rating of Level 1 (out of 5). 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.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

State Quality Rating
Maryland EXCELS Level 1 (Max 5) Learn more →
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
Child Care Center
Age groups served
Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
Licensed capacity
57
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

4 Inspection Visits Since 2024 · 13 Findings
Most recent: Sep 4, 2025⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
13 Important

Across 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (5), Building & Premises Safety (2), and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (2). None of the 13 findings were critical.

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  1. Sep 4, 20255 Findings5 Important
    • Multiple Childrens Records Are Missing Lead Test Forms, Health Inventory.13A.16.03.04C
    • No Toilet Paper in Room Rm#1 Corrected During Time of Inspection13A.16.05.08I
    • Basketball Hoop and Large Sign Are Loose on the Playground13A.16.05.12E

      basketball hoop and large sign are loose on the playground. tarp aceesible to children causing a tripping hazard. Please correct and submit corrections to OCC.

    • Door in Room 5 Propped While Children Are in Room 5.13A.16.08.01A(2)(a)

      Door in room 5 propped while children are in room 5., Room 1 child went to the bathroom and was not stationed properly to see child in the bathroom. Corrected during time of inspection.

    • Couch in Room 2 Chipped Paint on Window Seal and Walls, Room 5 Chipped Paint on Shelving Unit, Room 3 2 Cribs Chipped Paint13A.16.09.03B(4)
  2. Jul 3, 20241 Finding1 Important
    • Facility Admitted That Staff Splashed Water on a Child Out of Retaliation.13A.16.07.03A(1)
  3. Jan 30, 20241 Finding1 Important
    • Specialist Observed the an Infant Class with 4 Infants and One Teacher.13A.16.08.03C(1)
  4. Jan 10, 20246 Findings6 Important
    • Specialist Observed Toddler Room Door Jammed Shut.13A.16.05.01A(1)
    • Specialist Observed on Video a Staff Member Drag a Child by the Arm to His Seat.13A.16.07.01
    • Specialist Observed on Video a Staff Member Drag a Child by the Arm to His Seat.13A.16.07.06A
    • Specialist Observed on Video Children in the Toddler Class Hours Without Their Diapers Being Changed.13A.16.08.01B(1)
    • Specialist Observed a an Aide in Charge of a 5 Toddlers.13A.16.08.02B
    • Specialist Observed Video of the Toddler Class with 1 Teacher and 5 Toddlers.13A.16.08.03C(1)

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