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<chapter num="04" heading="Operational Requirements" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="17">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Capacity.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>An office shall determine the capacity of the nursery school or child care program according to criteria established in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>This subtitle affecting floor space, outdoor play space, staffing, equipment, ages of the children to be enrolled, and sanitary facilities; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Applicable codes, including zoning, building, and fire codes.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>An operator shall limit the total number of children in care at one time to the capacity approved by the office.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Enrollment and Attendance.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>An operator may not enroll a child for more than 14 hours in a 24-hour period unless approved in advance by the office.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>An operator shall maintain written records of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Enrollment with the child's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and dates and time periods for which enrolled; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Attendance by groups of children which indicate the dates of attendance of each child in the child care facility.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="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 MarylandAgency 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.)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1827)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>