Child care center

Walter P. Carter Memorial DCC

Baltimore, MD 212062.0· 6 reviews

open each week: 5 days
a week, county median: $250

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About

About Walter P. Carter Memorial DCC

Walter P. Carter Memorial DCC is a licensed child care center in Baltimore, Maryland. It is licensed by the state.

It is open Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.

Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 13 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-age

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

6 wk

6 mo

12 yr

From the state license

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Type: Child care center
Ages: Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today: 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Capacity: Not listed

Hours

MondayToday	7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Tuesday	7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Wednesday	7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Thursday	7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Friday	7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Saturday	Not listed
Sunday	Not listed

Programs

Programs and care

Ages	Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Walter P. Carter Memorial DCC has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Baltimore City has a median price of $250 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.

Baltimore City medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$250

Home daycare$180

Toddler

Center$216

Home daycare$156

Preschool

Center$216

Home daycare$156

School age

Center$189

Home daycare$140

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Walter P. Carter Memorial DCC

License

Status: Licensed and operating
License type: Licensed Child Care Center
Ages: Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 29, 2025: no rules cited

Rules cited on 2 of 3 visits · 13 rules in all

Supervision and ratios 4
Records and paperwork 3
Health, medication and illness 3
Safe sleep 1
Staff training and qualifications 1
Background checks 1

For comparison: 73% of Maryland daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 3.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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Aug 29, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
Jul 10, 2025Complaint investigation8 rules cited
- Safe sleep
  13A.16.09.04F
  “LS observed soft bedding in cribs in Room 1.”
- Supervision and ratios
  13A.16.08.01A(1)
  “LS observed a school ager in the preschool classroom and toddlers in the preschool classroom, rendering the teachers unable to provide adequate supervision.”
- Supervision and ratios
  13A.16.07.06A
  “LS observed 8 infant/toddlers and 1 school ager in the program but is only licensed for 6 infant/toddlers and no school agers.”
- Supervision and ratios
  13A.16.06.05A
  “LS was unable to observe director working in the program during her scheduled hours.”
- Supervision and ratios
  13A.16.04.01B
  “Program is licensed for 6 infant/toddlers and LS observed 8 in care. Program is not licensed for school age and LS observed a 10 year old in care.”
- Records and paperwork
  13A.16.03.07A
  “Program was operating with a school ager in care and is not licensed to do so.”
- Health, medication and illness
  13A.16.03.04B(2)
  “Program was not able to provide the file for a child upon request.”
- Records and paperwork
  13A.16.03.03A(2)
  “Program was unable to provide attendance records upon request.”
Oct 2, 2024Visit5 rules cited
- Staff training and qualifications
  13A.16.06.09C
  “Program needs to submit training for [name].”
- Health, medication and illness
  13A.16.05.08I
  “LS was not able to observe a trash can in the bathroom of the upstairs preschool (Room 4) bathroom.”
- Records and paperwork
  13A.16.03.07A
  “Program is operating a preschool classroom (Room 4) as a two year classroom.”
- Background checks
  13A.16.03.05C
  “Program needs to submit a signed CJIS form for Terry Hall.”
- Health, medication and illness
  13A.16.03.04B(2)
  “LS was unable to observe a child file upon request.”

Copied from Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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