# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 16 — Child Care Centers

### Chapter 15 — Drop-In Centers

#### Regulation .04 Plan of Operation.

*COMAR 13A.16.15.04*

A. An applicant for a drop-in center license shall:

  (1) Submit to and receive prior approval from the office of a written plan of operation for the center; and

  (2) Operate according to the approved plan.

B. An applicant shall include in the written plan of operation:

  (1) The ages, numbers, and groupings of children to be served;

  (2) The space, materials, equipment, and furnishings to be used at the center;

  (3) The hours, days, and months of operation;

  (4) The activity program of the center; and

  (5) A method for ensuring that children are released only to their parents or other persons authorized by parents to pick up children who are properly identified to the center.