§ 9.5-301
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 9.5-301 (2026)
Title 9.5. Division of Early Childhood Development
Subtitle 3. Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes
§ 9.5-301LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
“Child care provider” means the adult who has primary responsibility for the operation of a family child care home or a large family child care home.
(c)
“Direct Grant Fund” means the Family Child Care Provider Direct Grant Fund.
(d)
“Family child care” means the care given to a child under the age of 13 years or to any developmentally disabled person under the age of 21 years, in place of parental care for less than 24 hours a day, in a residence other than the child’s residence, for which the child care provider is paid.
(e)
“Family child care home” means a residence in which family child care is provided for up to eight children.
(f)
“Family child care provider” means an individual who cares for children in a registered family child care home or a registered large family child care home.
(g)
“Large family child care home” means a residence in which family child care is provided for at least nine children, but not more than 12 children.
(h)
“Unregistered family child care home” means a residence in which family child care is provided and in which the child care provider:
(1)
Has not obtained a certificate of registration from the Department;
(2)
Is not related by blood or marriage to each child in the provider’s care;
(3)
Is not a friend of each child’s parents or legal guardian and is providing care on a regular basis; and
(4)
Has not received the care of the child from a child placement agency licensed by the Department of Human Services or by a local department of social services.