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Child Care Scholarship Program Briefing 02.04.2026 26 Data and Trends The capacity of licensed providers has increased for all providers except small family child care homes. Type of Care Capacity July 2016 Share of Capacity July 2016 Capacity July 2025 Share of Capacity July 2025 Change in Capacity July 2016- July 2025 Licensed Child Care Center 158,342 71.4% 162,052 77.4% + 2.3% Letter of Compliance 13,827 6.2% 15,181 7.3% + 2.3% Small Family Child Care Home 48,356 21.8% 30,094 14.4% - 37.8% Large Family Child Care Home 1,183 0.5% 2,060 1.0% + 74.1% Total 221,708 100% 209,387 100% - 8.3% Source: Analysis of Active Providers by County Data, accessed on 10/5/2025 from https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/data