This project provides the replacement of current child care modular facilities to ensure compliance with new laws pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This project addresses ADA non-compliant features at child care centers located on County property or in Montgomery County Public Schools. The project provides for the design and construction of ADA compliant child care buildings and playgrounds while also incorporating other playground requirements included in State regulation, National Association for the Education of Young Children Early Learning Standards and Accreditation Criteria, and the Maryland Program Accreditation Standards for Implementing Quality Childhood Programs.

Design of the Child Care Facility Replacement project at Martin Luther King (MLK) Recreational Park completed in FY25. Construction planned for FY27. Future facility replacement of other child care centers will be evaluated by an interdepartmental workgroup to determine the most appropriate replacement plan given the unique program and site needs of each location.

Updated cost estimate based on recent actual project expenditures. Funding supports MLK facility replacement. Funding for subsequent projects removed pending interdepartmental evaluation.

This project is designed to bring child care facilities and playgrounds into compliance with Federal ADA requirements and child care accreditation standards.

The department is required to provide notice and information to Council in writing 60 days before construction funding is obligated or spent. The notice must identify each project programmed for construction with the anticipated scope of work, cost estimates, and an expenditure schedule. For administrative and tracking purposes, the appropriation for ADA remediation is separated from other types of child care renovation projects, beginning in FY25. Funding for this project is directly shifted from a legacy project (#601901).

Department of Health and Human Services, Montgomery County Public Schools, Department of General Services, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and child care center service providers