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Towson, MD 21286 · infants to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center
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About Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center
Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center is a licensed child care center in Towson, Maryland. It is licensed by the state.
Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care made 1 visit in the last 3 years and cited 14 rules across 1 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Ages served: toddlers and preschoolers
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- Child care center
- Ages
- Toddlers and preschoolers
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Inspection reports for Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center
License
- Status
- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Ages
- Toddlers and preschoolers
Summary
1 visit in the last 3 years · Last visit Jan 7, 2026: 14 rules cited
Rules cited on 1 of 1 visit · 14 rules in all
- Supervision and ratios 4
- Staff training and qualifications 3
- Background checks 2
- Health, medication and illness 2
- Records and paperwork 2
- Safety and hazards 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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Jan 7, 2026Inspection14 rules cited
13A.16.08.02B
“Room 207 did not have qualified teacher in the room. JD is qualified as a school age teacher. Received at this inspection was her 45 hours pre-service training- Preschool Curriculum.”
13A.16.08.02A
“A teacher was not qualified to be in the room that she was in.”
13A.16.08.01A(2)(a)
“Room 207 did not have a qualified teacher. Room 207 has JD listed as a teacher. JD is school age qualified and a variance was requested on 11/10/2025. At this inspection licensing did receive her 45 hour Pre-Service training for Preschool.”
13A.16.07.06C
“The center has a new employee, the family service advocate, that started in August and OCC was just informed about her. OCC did receive at this inspection an ROI for her. A staff also was printed under the wrong county. That person has not been on site since September. Please submit a current personnel list adding the family service advocate. Please have the person printed under Baltimore County.”
13A.16.06.09A(5)
“Two teachers did not complete the initial Basic Health and safety 3 hour class. Please sign up and complete the class and submit the certificate to the office.”
13A.16.06.05A
“Upon arrival at the center the Director was not present. The Director arrived at 12:00. There was no substitute listed for the Director for the day.”
13A.16.06.04A(1)
“Three staff were missing their medicals. Please have medicals completed as soon as possible and submit to the office.”
13A.16.06.02
“Staff were missing the staff orientation.”
13A.16.03.08A(3)
“A teacher was hired in November 2025 and is school age qualified. An email was sent on 11/10/2025 requesting a variance. As of this date no variance has been received for her. Received at this inspection was the teachers 45 hour preservice training for preschool curriculum. The director- RY was at another Y location and had submitted a variance for that location. She did not complete the required class in the allotted time and an email was sent on 12/2/2025 and 12/18/2025 asking for a new variance. A variance was not submitted for this location. At this inspection RY stated that she has completed the class on January 6, 2025 and is awaiting the certificate.”
13A.16.03.06B
“The Family Service Advocate was hired in August and OCC received her ROI at this inspection. Please submit a personnel list adding her to the center.”
13A.16.03.06A(1)
“The center has a Family Service Advocate who was hired in August of 2025. OCC has no information on this person. This person does interact with the children. LS received a Release of information and privacy rights for the Family Service Advocate at this inspection.”
13A.16.03.05C
“The Director is new to this center, she was a transfer from another center and did not have access to all of the staff files. Staff files were missing staff orientation, privacy rights, medicals, and CJIS reports. Please submit this documentation as soon as possible.”
13A.16.03.04A
“One child in care was missing the health inventory page 1.”
13A.16.02.03C(4)
“The center was unable to locate the most recent fire inspection. The fire inspection in the file is dated 2024. Staff made an attempt to contact the church during this inspection for the current certificate but was unsuccessful.”
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FAQ
Questions about Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center
Is Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center licensed?
Yes. Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center last inspected?
Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care lists the most recent visit on January 7, 2026, with 14 rules cited. It lists 1 visit in the last 3 years.
Has Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 14 rules across 1 of 1 visit in the last 3 years. 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.
What are Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center's hours?
Its hours are not listed.
Where is Y Headstart at the Family Life & Education Center?
Towson, MD 21286.