# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 16 — Child Care Centers

### Chapter 17 — Inspections, Complaints, and Enforcement

#### Regulation .02 Inspections.

*COMAR 13A.16.17.02*

A. An operator shall permit inspection of all areas of the center by an agency representative during the center's hours of operation.

B. An agency representative may make inspections without prior notice to an operator.

C. Upon request, an operator shall make the records required by this subtitle available to an agency representative for inspection and copying.

D. An operator may request satisfactory identification from an agency representative before admitting the agency representative for an inspection.

E. An agency representative shall inspect each center:

  (1) On an announced basis before the office issues an initial license or a continuing license; and

  (2) On an unannounced basis, at least once within each 12-month period after the date that an initial license or a continuing license was issued.

F. An operator may contest a finding of noncompliance with this subtitle by requesting a review of findings by the regional office or the central office of the Agency.