Child Care in Mid-Coast Maine - Accessibility

In Mid-Coast Maine (Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Waldo counties plus the communities of Brunswick and Harpswell) the breakdown of licensed child care programs are as follows:

Child Care Centers (as of Sept. 2003): 55 programs are licensed as child care centers in Mid-Coast Maine with a total licensed capacity of 2,338 slots for children ages 6 weeks to 13 years.

Certified Family Child Care Homes (as of Sept. 2003):218 programs are licensed as certified family child care homes in Mid-Coast Maine with a total licensed capacity to serve 2,339 children.

School-Age Care (as of Sept. 2003): 21 programs are licensed as school-age programs in Mid-Coast Maine with a total licensed capacity to serve 534 children.

Nursery Schools (as of Sept. 2003): 24 programs are licensed as Nursery Schools in Mid-Coast Maine with the capacity to serve 482 part-time children.

Head Start (as of Sept. 2003): There are 14 Head Start programs in Mid-Coast Maine with slots for 560 children.

Slots for infants, toddlers, and school-age children are especially hard for families to find in the Mid-Coast area.