Tip Top Tots Early Learning Center at Little Creek
TALBOT BLVD, CHESTERTOWN, MD 21620Childery Rating: 5/5
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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.5 / 5
- 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. Process quality reflects a Maryland EXCELS rating of Level 5 (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 5 (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
- Recognized by Maryland Accreditation.
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 53
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:3 6 Toddlers 1:3 9 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (4) and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2). None of the 6 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
May 21, 20262 Findings2 Important
- Three Children Out of the Sampling of Twelve Did Not Have Contracts in Their Files.13A.16.03.03D
- Three Children Out of the Twelve Sampled Did Not Have Complete Health Inventories and Immunizations on File13A.16.03.04D(3)
Three children out of the twelve sampled did not have complete health inventories and immunizations on file. (RM, HI P.2; JF HI P 1 and 2 and immunizations: AA HI P. 1)
Jun 16, 20252 Findings2 Important
- The Center Did Not Have a Written Agreement13A.16.03.03D
The Center did not have a written agreement, as outlined in COMAR, for the majority of the children in care whose records were reviewed by LS.
- Five Children in Care, Whose Records Were Reviewed Did Not Have a Lead Screening Test.13A.16.03.04E
May 5, 20252 Findings2 Important
- When LS Arrive the PS Class Was in the Main Parking Lot Which Is an Unapproved Area13A.16.07.06A
When LS arrive the PS class was in the main parking lot which is an unapproved area. Children were running into the road and parking lot away from the teachers. One of the teachers was on their phone for several minutes.
- When LS Arrived at the Center the PS Class Was in Front of the Facility Which Is Not an Approved Area13A.16.08.01A(2)(b)
When LS arrived at the Center the PS class was in front of the facility which is not an approved area. Children were running in the parking lot and road away from the teachers. Which LS was observing one of the teachers was looking down at their phone for several minutes not supervising the children
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