Source: Maryland Child Care Resource Network

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Demand for Child Care
Children Percent Children Served by
Age Infant/Toddler (0 - 23 months)
21,428 43.8 Preschool (24 - 59
months) 12,705 26.0 School-Ag
e (6 years up) 11,063 22.6
Kindergarten (age 5) 3,730
7.6 Full-time or Part-time Care
Needs Full-Time 28,81
0 58.9 Part-Time
19,204 39.3 Reason Child Care is Needed
Work Demands of Parents 41,304
84.4 Parent in School/Training
4,150 8.5 Parent looking for
employment 2,952 6.0 Child
Needs 520 1.1 C
hildren Served by Type of Care Preferred Family
Child Care 22,126 45.2
Family or Group Care 22,060
45.1 Group Care 4,
740 9.7
In Maryland, the average weekly cost of full-time
child care for an infant (birth to age 2) is
115.70 for family care and 168.95 for child
care centers.
Source Maryland Child Care Resource Network