Licensed Child Care Center
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Dawn's Early Light
Huntingtown, MD
· Calvert County
Sheckells Lane,
Huntingtown, MD 20639
Quick Facts
Capacity
106 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
258730
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Dawn's Early Light is a Licensed Child Care Center in Huntingtown MD, with a maximum capacity of 106 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was found that 11 emergency forms have not been updated, initialed and dated by the respective parent. The emergency form of a 17 month old boy is missing his physician's address and phone number. The Center was provided a copy of the Health Record Review form so that the Center will know which children need their emergency forms updated and information added. Please have the respective parents review and update their child's emergency form, adding information as identified and needed and then initialing and dating the form. Please send a copy of the updated emergency forms with the added information to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2026-05-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Open |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was found that a 22 month old boy is missing his Health Inventory Part I which is to be completed and signed by his parent. Please have the parent do so and send a copy of the Health Inventory Part I to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2026-05-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Open |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was found that a 22 month old boy is missing his Health Inventory Part II which is to be completed and signed by his physician. Please have the physician do so and send a copy of the completed Health Inventory Part II to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2026-05-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was found that 8 children are missing a blood lead test. It may be that the child has not had a blood lead test, so the parent would need to schedule an appointment with their respective child's physician to get the blood lead test done. If they have had a blood lead test done, please have them provide the Center with the results. The Center may correct this non-compliance by notifying the parents in writing of the need for the results of their child's blood lead test and providing OCC a copy of the written correspondence. This is with the understanding that the Center will follow through with obtaining the blood lead test results and placing them in the respective child's file. | |||
| 2026-05-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Open |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was found that a 22 month old boy has no record of having any immunizations and does not have any indication of his parent claiming a religious exemption. Seven other children were found to be missing age-appropriate immunization. Please inform the respective parents so that they may be administered the age-appropriate immunizations or obtain a record of already having the correct amount of immunizations for their age. The Center was provided with a copy of the Child Health Record Review form so the Center knows which children are missing specific immunizations. Please send a copy of their age-appropriate immunizations to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2026-05-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: When going over the Associated Party list, the Director indicated that one staff member had been deleted in August of 2025, but the Licensing Specialist has no record of receiving a 1203 to delete that staff member. When asked about another staff member, the Director reported that she has changed back to a substitute but no notice was given of this change until the Director was asked. Please remember to send a 1203 to indicate staff changes within 5 business days. The Director provided a 1203 to change the two staff members during the inspection. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected on-site. | |||
| 2026-05-13 | Full | 13A.16.06.10C(1) | Open |
| Findings: A school-age teacher only completed 3.5 hours out of the required 12 hours of continued training for her training year 07/2024-07/2025. Please have her complete the remaining 8.5 hours of training as soon as possible and send the completed training certificates to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2026-05-13 | Full | 13A.16.10.01A(3)(d) | Corrected |
| Findings: The emergency disaster plan had not been reviewed and updated for over a year. During the inspection, the Director reviewed the emergency plan, initialed and dated it for the update. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected on-site. | |||
| 2025-05-06 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.08B | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, a sink in a child's bathroom stall was found to have standing water in it. It is unclear if the drain is completely clogged or just very slow draining. Either way a small amount of water can be a drowning hazard. Please repair the sink so that it drains properly. Please send verification of the sink's repair to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2025-05-06 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The Director could not find her certificate of completion for MSDE's 2023 Basic Health and Safety course. She was also late in completing MSDE's Basic Health and Safety course, but it is now completed. Please take the 2023 Basic Health and Safety course through MSDE and take a screenshot when completed. Send the screenshot to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. The course no longer offers a certificate of completion. | |||
| 2025-05-06 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of staff trainings, it was found that six preschool teachers did not complete the required course from MSDE, 2024 Basic Health and Safety Update. However, all six of the preschool teachers have now completed the course, albeit late. Therefore, this non-compliance is already corrected. | |||
| 2025-05-06 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.10C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of staff trainings, it was found that a school-age teacher did not complete the required course from MSDE, 2024 Basic Health and Safety Update. However, she has now completed the course, albeit late. Therefore, this non-compliance is already corrected. | |||
| 2025-05-06 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: An Aide did not complete six hours of training during her training period between 9/2023 and 9/2024. During that time period, she only completed 3.5 hours. In 2/2025, she completed another 1.5 hours. This still leaves her needing to complete an additional hour to put towards her 2023-2024 training year. Please have her complete another hour of training and submit a copy of the training certificate to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2025-05-06 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of staff trainings, it was found that seven Aides did not complete the required course from MSDE, 2024 Basic Health and Safety Update. However, all of the seven Aides have now completed the course, albeit late. Therefore, this non-compliance is already corrected. | |||
| 2024-03-08 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: The staffing pattern posted in the school age classroom is inaccurate. It has the Center's Director and Owner as working with that class from 4pm to 6pm daily. However, she denies that she does and reports that she is instead at another location of the Center in another city. Please revise the staffing patterns to accurately reflect which staff are covering which rooms. Please post the corrected staffing patterns in the corresponding rooms and send a copy of all staffing patterns to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
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