# Division 2. Child Care Expansion and Improvement

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Division 2. Child Care Expansion and Improvement

### Sec. 5C-103. Child Care Navigator

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5C-103 (2026)

(a) The County Executive shall designate a Child Care Navigator within the Department of Social Services to:

  (1) assist child care providers with matters related to licensing and inspection of facilities used for child care programs in the County;

  (2) promote coordination and collaboration among County agencies and departments to expand child care opportunities throughout the County;

  (3) serve as a liaison between County government and the public on child care-related issues;

  (4) prepare and maintain the inventory of County properties suitable for use as child care established in Section 5A-105; and

  (5) prepare a Strategic Plan for Child Care that includes:

    (A) specific goals and implementation strategies for improving early childhood services and child care provider assistance and counseling;

    (B) planning for new child care services in public space, including in County property, public school projects, and Parks and Recreation facilities;

    (C) planning for expansion of child care space through public-private partnerships;

    (D) research on the supply, demand, and affordability of child care throughout the County;

    (E) a plan to improve kindergarten readiness for children through enhanced early care and education services.

(b) Annual report. By February 1 each year, the Officer must submit to the County Council and County Executive an annual report on:

  (1) the Navigator's activities, accomplishments, plans, and objectives; and

  (2) steps taken to implement the Strategic Plan for Child Care, Early Care, and Education in the preceding year.