Licensed family home
Registered with the Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care, in Montgomery County.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Guiding little feet with love and care.
A licensed bilingual family child care home for children 6 weeks to 5 years. Maria Poveda and Laura Marin.
Family child careMSDE licensed
The house
A warm, bilingual home where children feel safe, valued, and ready to learn.
Tiny Steps Child Care is a licensed family child care home at 12702 Bluhill Road in Silver Spring. We follow Maryland’s highest standards of safety, education, and cleanliness — English and Spanish, every day, hand in hand with families.
Read the story
Why families stay
What we protect, every day.
Bilingual days
English and Spanish in songs, stories, play, and conversation — not worksheets.
Whole-child learning
Maryland Healthy Beginnings and Early Learning Standards guide weekly lesson plans.
Meals and snacks
Breakfast, lunch, and two snacks each day. Fresh fruit, vegetables, protein, and whole grains.
CPR, First Aid, AED
Provider and co-provider are certified. We run monthly fire drills and keep an emergency plan posted.
Outdoors twice a day
Morning and afternoon outdoor play, weather permitting. Closed-toe shoes, always.
Schedules
A day that fits your house.
Every option includes meals and the same group. What changes is the days and the hour you pick up.
Monday to Thursday · 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Full day
Arrival through pickup: breakfast, learning, lunch, rest, snacks, and outdoor play.
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday
The same rhythm, with pickup by 5:00 PM.
6 weeks to 18 months
Infants
Individual nap schedules, safe sleep on the back, bottles and formula from home.
We follow MCPS weather
Snow days
If Montgomery County schools delay, we open by 8:00 AM. Severe weather may close us for the day.
Ages
Who we welcome.
6 weeks to 18 months
Infants
Safe sleep, bottles from home, and a calm lap. Infants are checked at least every 15 minutes at rest.
18 months to 3 years
Toddlers
Language, sensory play, toileting support, and the first rituals of the day.
3 to 5 years
Preschool
Circle time, Maryland Early Learning Standards, outdoor games, and long stretches of play.
Ready to visit?
Book an hour with Maria and Laura. You walk the house, meet the providers, and we talk about a place.