Home daycare
Nabeela Tabassum
AgesInfant to school age
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State quality ratingNot rated
Daycares and preschools in Columbia, MD
171 licensed programs · 130 accept subsidy · 41 with Google ratings
Maryland EXCELS 1Daycare center
Columbia Academy - Thunder Hill Preschool
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Home daycare
HSK Day Care
AgesInfant to school age
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
State quality ratingNot rated
Daycare center
Miss Cheyenne’s Pre-K Academy
AgesNot listed
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State quality ratingNot rated
Maryland EXCELS 1
Home daycare
Morning Dew Care, LLC
AgesInfant to school age
HoursNot listed
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 1
Daycare center
Ed-U-Care Learning Center
AgesNot listed
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 1
Home daycare
Sara Loyola
AgesInfant to school age
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 1Daycare center
Celebree School of Columbia-South
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 1Daycare center
La Petite Academy on Columbia 100 Parkway
AgesNot listed
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 1
Daycare center
Raising Kidz Learning Center
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 5Daycare center
The Young School Early Education Program (8251 Tamar Dr)
AgesNot listed
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 5
Maryland EXCELS 1Daycare center
Celebree School of Columbia-North
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 2Daycare center
Little Stars Learning Center
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 2
Daycare center
Y Preschool in Columbia
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State quality ratingNot rated
Maryland EXCELS 1
Daycare center
Columbia Academy - Kings Contrivance Preschool
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 1Daycare center
Kids Habitat II
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 1Daycare center
Childtime of Columbia
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 1
Maryland EXCELS 5
Daycare center
Bryant Woods Elementary
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State quality ratingMaryland EXCELS 5
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Licensed home daycares in Columbia
Home daycares are private residences, so the register entry is shown with the ZIP code only. Many are licensed under the provider's own name. A home daycare with a public business profile has its own page above.
| Licensed name | ZIP | Licence | Capacity | Ages | Maryland EXCELS | Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha Arif Family Child Care | 21044 | 259133 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Alexis Adams Large Family Child Care | 21045 | 263349 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Alia Malik Family Child Care | 21045 | 255981 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Andrii Trofymenko Family Child Care | 21045 | 262275 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | Accepts |
| Asifa Hussain Family Child Care | 21045 | 253213 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Bayarmaa Batchuluun Family Child Care | 21044 | 254760 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Bethany Corrie Family Child Care | 21045 | 260121 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Better Than Yesterday Child Care Family Child Care | 21045 | 252470 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Brittany Brady Family Child Care | 21045 | 262184 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Carolyn Kirkland Family Child Care | 21044 | 258644 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 2 | Accepts |
| Chanel Griffin Family Child Care | 21045 | 255810 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Claudia Cuestas Family Child Care | 21045 | 128775 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 4 | Accepts |
| Cynthia Donovan Family Child Care | 21045 | 96779 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Daniels Prek Learning Lab Large Family Child Care | 21044 | 262846 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 5 | Accepts |
| Dayana Vallejo Family Child Care | 21044 | 258161 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 4 | Accepts |
| Debra Halper Family Child Care | 21046 | 25380 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Debra Shaffer Family Child Care | 21044 | 113166 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Djuana Livingstone Family Child Care | 21045 | 73968 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 2 | Accepts |
| Doretha King Family Child Care | 21045 | 162304 | Not listed | preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Erica Mack Family Child Care | 21044 | 160733 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Erika Felder Family Child Care | 21045 | 262196 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Eva Marie Leong Family Child Care | 21045 | 262351 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Ewa Bieganowska Family Child Care | 21045 | 158491 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Felekech Demeke Family Child Care | 21046 | 262724 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Haseena Vohra Family Child Care | 21044 | 119053 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Hyo-Chin Lee Family Child Care | 21045 | 150200 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Iqra Javaid Family Child Care | 21045 | 260562 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Janet Keyser Family Child Care | 21046 | 126089 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Jasmin Elliott Family Child Care | 21046 | 25352 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Kelley Pitts Family Child Care | 21044 | 103706 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Kelly Guzman Family Child Care | 21046 | 250873 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Kia Sherif Family Child Care | 21046 | 127398 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Kimberly Stinnett Family Child Care | 21044 | 58572 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 5 | Accepts |
| Lesley Wood Family Child Care | 21044 | 155756 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Lisa Stewart-Whiteman Family Child Care | 21045 | 136576 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Lorena Hernandez Family Child Care | 21045 | 255915 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Lucia Beighey Family Child Care | 21045 | 86313 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Madelyn Carr Family Child Care | 21045 | 135182 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Marakie Yilma Family Child Care | 21044 | 139481 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Maria Trout Family Child Care | 21045 | 259823 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Mariam Vohra Family Child Care | 21046 | 161315 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Mariam Williams Family Child Care | 21044 | 262806 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Marna Jack Family Child Care | 21046 | 131070 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Mary Hoagland Family Child Care | 21046 | 24989 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Maryam Ghahhari Family Child Care | 21045 | 70104 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Maryam Imran Family Child Care | 21045 | 261812 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Maryam Shakouri Family Child Care | 21045 | 153307 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 5 | Accepts |
| Melissa Van Deusen Family Child Care | 21044 | 256623 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Meloti Wondewsen Family Child Care | 21044 | 259787 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Mildred Mattocks Family Child Care | 21045 | 136535 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Monica Pino-Thompson Family Child Care | 21045 | 150204 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 5 | Accepts |
| Narges Talaei Family Child Care | 21045 | 259943 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Nicole Smith Family Child Care | 21044 | 162361 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| No Known DBA Family Child Care | 21045 | 260243 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Noemi Harvey Family Child Care | 21046 | 262962 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | Accepts |
| Penka Stanimirova Family Child Care | 21044 | 257341 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 2 | Accepts |
| Rashida Iqbal-Vohra Family Child Care | 21045 | 135988 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Rashmi Tandon Family Child Care | 21045 | 157980 | Not listed | toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 5 | Accepts |
| Regina Maier-Manuel Family Child Care | 21045 | 118607 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Rise & Strive Family Child Care LLC Family Child Care | 21044 | 261264 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Rodnia Earley-Johnson Family Child Care | 21045 | 251761 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Rossana Davila Family Child Care | 21045 | 262183 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Rouza Imanian Family Child Care | 21045 | 258184 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Sadia Ahmed Family Child Care | 21045 | 259081 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 2 | Accepts |
| Sadia Yousaf Family Child Care | 21046 | 257851 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Saima Amin Family Child Care | 21044 | 160144 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Saima Pervaiz Family Child Care | 21045 | 253949 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Saira Bano Family Child Care | 21046 | 253763 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Sandra Moreno Family Child Care | 21045 | 254680 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Sara Fox Family Child Care | 21045 | 159718 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Shahnaz Perveen Family Child Care | 21045 | 262369 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 3 | Accepts |
| Shamoon Asgarali Family Child Care | 21046 | 89254 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Sharon Green Family Child Care | 21045 | 157801 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Sharon Trudel Family Child Care | 21045 | 24957 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Shirley Anthony Family Child Care | 21044 | 102145 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Soheila Bijen Family Child Care | 21044 | 262129 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Sweetie White Family Child Care | 21045 | 261825 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
| Thelma Hayes Family Child Care | 21044 | 156719 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 2 | Accepts |
| Tyra Thomas Family Child Care | 21046 | 162603 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Uyen Feliks Family Child Care | 21045 | 254740 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 5 | Accepts |
| Yasmin Rajan Family Child Care | 21046 | 161174 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Yasna Siroosy Family Child Care | 21045 | 258875 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Yenealem Assefa Family Child Care | 21045 | 155021 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Not rated | No |
| Zainab Wasti Family Child Care | 21044 | 251429 | Not listed | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | Maryland EXCELS 1 | Accepts |
Childcare in Columbia: what to know
How many licensed child care programs are in Columbia?
Columbia has 171 licensed programs on the Maryland register: 78 daycare centers, 0 licensed preschools, 93 home daycares and 0 before and after school programs. 130 accept child care subsidy.
Who licenses child care in Maryland?
Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care licenses and inspects child care centers, preschools and home daycares in Maryland. Every profile links to the state record. Licence data on this page was synced in September 2026.
What is Maryland EXCELS?
Maryland EXCELS rates participating programs from Level 1 to Level 5 on licensing compliance, staff qualifications, learning environment and administration. 121 of 171 programs in Columbia hold a rating.
Why do home daycares show only a ZIP code?
A licensed home daycare is a private residence. The listing shows the licence, capacity and ZIP code. The provider gives the address to families directly.
When should I join a daycare waitlist in Columbia?
Infant rooms fill first because the state allows the fewest babies per teacher. Ask each program how long its infant and toddler waitlists run and whether a deposit holds a place. Home daycares often have shorter waits than centers.
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Help paying for care
Most states run a child care subsidy for working families under an income limit, funded by the federal Child Care and Development Fund. 130 of 171 programs in Columbia (76%) accept it.
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Source: Find a Program, Maryland EXCELS. Last synced September 2026. Ratings and review counts are from Google.