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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 13A.18.06.06" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="06" heading="Family Child Care Teachers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A family child care teacher in a child care home shall be 19 years old or older.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To qualify or continue to qualify as a family child care teacher, an individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall hold or have successfully completed:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A high school diploma, a certificate of high school equivalence, or courses for credit from an accredited college or university;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>9 clock hours of approved preservice training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public or at least one academic college course for credit;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Approved preservice training in child development and curriculum documented by:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>6 semester hours or 90 clock hours or their equivalent;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The Child Development Associate Credential issued by the Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Accreditation by the National Association for Family Child Care as a family child care provider;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>3 clock hours of approved training in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Effective January 1, 2020, approved basic health and safety training within 90 days of employment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall have completed at least one of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>1 year of experience working under supervision with children in licensed child care center, nursery school, church-operated school, or similar setting;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>1 year of experience as a registered family child care provider; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>1 year of college, or a combination of experience and college that together are equivalent to 1 year.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An individual shall qualify as a family child care teacher if the individual has met the requirements of §B of this regulation and:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Holds an associate's or higher degree with approved courses in early childhood education;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Has been approved as a teacher by the Department for early childhood in nursery school through third grade; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Is certified by the Department or by any other state for early childhood in nursery school through third grade.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A family child care teacher in a child care home shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Minimum of 6 clock hours of core of knowledge training; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maximum of 6 clock hours of elective training;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Document completion of the continued training on the professional development plan; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Before a family child care teacher may supervise a child younger than 2 years old, the individual shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Effective January 1, 2016, complete approved training in supporting breastfeeding practices; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Unless previously qualified by the office to supervise an infant or a toddler:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>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</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be 19 years old or older and:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Meet the requirements of §B(1)(a), (b), (d), (e), and (2) of this regulation; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Have completed 6 semester hours of approved training, or the equivalent, related to the care of children younger than 2 years old.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>