# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 14 — Child and Family Day Care

### Chapter 10 — Child Care Accreditation Support Fund

#### Regulation .03 Fund Uses and Limitations.

*COMAR 13A.14.10.03*

A. An award under the Fund:

  (1) Shall be applied only toward a:

    (a) Fee required for national accreditation; or

    (b) A program improvement cost;

  (2) May be made only to:

    (a) An approved accrediting organization on behalf of a provider for the actual expense of the application fee; or

    (b) The provider as reimbursement for a program improvement cost;

  (3) May not be:

    (a) Used for costs incurred by the applicant for:

      (i) Facility improvement; or

      (ii) Staff training; or

    (b) Made for an amount greater than the actual amount of the:

      (i) Fee charged by the accreditation organization; or

      (ii) Program improvement cost; and

  (4) May not exceed:

    (a) $1,500 for a family child care provider;

    (b) $2,500 for a child care center serving 100 or fewer children; or

    (c) $3,000 for a child care center serving more than 100 children.

B. This Fund may not pay for the cost of an accreditation fee or a program improvement cost if that cost is already covered by another funding source.

C. An award may not be made to a provider who has already received an award under the Fund but who has not completed the accreditation process.

D. The Office may approve reimbursement of a cost only if it was incurred within 12 months before the date of application for accreditation support.