Chapter 04. Operational Requirements
Regulation .01 Capacity.LinkCopy Citation
A.
An office shall determine the capacity of the nursery school or child care program according to criteria established in:
(1)
This subtitle affecting floor space, outdoor play space, staffing, equipment, ages of the children to be enrolled, and sanitary facilities; and
(2)
Applicable codes, including zoning, building, and fire codes.
B.
An operator shall limit the total number of children in care at one time to the capacity approved by the office.
Regulation .02 Enrollment and Attendance.LinkCopy Citation
A.
All children in care at any one time are counted as being in attendance for purposes of complying with the regulations governing capacity, group size, and staff/child ratios.
B.
An operator may not enroll a child for more than 14 hours in a 24-hour period unless approved in advance by the office.
C.
An operator shall maintain written records of:
(1)
Enrollment with the child's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and dates and time periods for which enrolled; and
(2)
Attendance by groups of children which indicate the dates of attendance of each child in the child care facility.
D.
An operator may enroll a child only if the office has given written approval for the facility to care for children of that child's age.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Family Law Article, §§5-560, 5-564, and 5-570—5-585; State Government Article, §10-617; Human Services Article, §1-202;
Annotated Code of Maryland
Agency Note: Federal Statutory Reference—Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.);
Pro-Children Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. §6081 et seq.)
Annotated Code of Maryland
Agency Note: Federal Statutory Reference—Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.);
Pro-Children Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. §6081 et seq.)
History: Effective date: October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1827)