# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 18 — Large Family Child Care Homes

### Chapter 06 — Provider and Staff Requirements

#### Regulation .06 Family Child Care Teachers.

*COMAR 13A.18.06.06*

A. A family child care teacher in a child care home shall be 19 years old or older.

B. To qualify or continue to qualify as a family child care teacher, an individual:

  (1) Shall hold or have successfully completed:

    (a) A high school diploma, a certificate of high school equivalence, or courses for credit from an accredited college or university;

    (b) 9 clock hours of approved preservice training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public or at least one academic college course for credit;

    (c) Approved preservice training in child development and curriculum documented by:

      (i) 6 semester hours or 90 clock hours or their equivalent;

      (ii) The Child Development Associate Credential issued by the Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program; or

      (iii) Accreditation by the National Association for Family Child Care as a family child care provider;

    (d) 3 clock hours of approved training in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and

    (e) Effective January 1, 2020, approved basic health and safety training within 90 days of employment; and

  (2) Shall have completed at least one of the following:

    (a) 1 year of experience working under supervision with children in licensed child care center, nursery school, church-operated school, or similar setting;

    (b) 1 year of experience as a registered family child care provider; or

    (c) 1 year of college, or a combination of experience and college that together are equivalent to 1 year.

C. An individual shall qualify as a family child care teacher if the individual has met the requirements of §B of this regulation and:

  (1) Holds an associate's or higher degree with approved courses in early childhood education;

  (2) Qualified before July 1, 2008, as a child care teacher in a licensed child care center and has been continuously employed since that time at the same or another licensed child care center;

  (3) Has been approved as a teacher by the Department for early childhood in nursery school through third grade; or

  (4) Is certified by the Department or by any other state for early childhood in nursery school through third grade.

D. A family child care teacher in a child care home shall:

  (1) According to the individual's professional development plan, complete approved continued training, at the rate of at least 12 clock hours per full year of employment as a child care teacher, that consists of a:

    (a) Minimum of 6 clock hours of core of knowledge training; and

    (b) Maximum of 6 clock hours of elective training;

  (2) Document completion of the continued training on the professional development plan; and

  (3) Document that the health and safety training, as required by the office, is completed by each staff member by the end of each 12-month period, measured each calendar year.

E. Before a family child care teacher may supervise a child younger than 2 years old, the individual shall:

  (1) Effective January 1, 2016, complete approved training in supporting breastfeeding practices; and

  (2) Unless previously qualified by the office to supervise an infant or a toddler:

    (a) Meet the requirements of §§A and B of this regulation and have completed 3 semester hours of approved training, or the equivalent, related to the care of children younger than 2 years old; or

    (b) Be 19 years old or older and:

      (i) Meet the requirements of §B(1)(a), (b), (d), (e), and (2) of this regulation; and

      (ii) Have completed 6 semester hours of approved training, or the equivalent, related to the care of children younger than 2 years old.