Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 9.5-401
Definitions
Effective Jul 1, 2022Added as Health-General § 14-101 by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 634, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1985, c. 491, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985; Acts 1986, c. 118, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986. Transferred to Family Law § 5-570 by Acts 1988, c. 247, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 247, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 9, 1989; Acts 1989, c. 89, § 1, eff. April 11, 1989; Acts 1989, c. 514, § 2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1990, c. 135, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 7, 1992; Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, c. 585, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 8, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2011, c. 564, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Acts 2016, c. 183, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 184, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016. Transferred to Education § 9.5-401 by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 2, eff. June 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 4, eff. June 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 1, eff. April 11, 2017; Acts 2022, c. 469, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.State of Maryland
- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (b) “Child” means an individual under the age of 16 years.
(c)
- (1) “Child care center” means an agency, institution, or establishment that, for part or all of a day, or on a 24-hour basis on a regular schedule, and at least twice a week, offers or provides child care to children who do not have the same parentage except as otherwise provided for in law or regulation.
- (2) “Child care center” shall include a nonpublic nursery school in which an instructional program is offered or provided for children who are under the age of 5 years.
(3) “Child care center” does not include:
- (i) A nonpublic kindergarten in which an instructional program is offered or provided for children who are at least 5 years old;
- (ii) A nonpublic elementary school in which an instructional program is offered or provided for children who are in grades 1 through 8;
- (iii) A child care home, a child care institution, or other child care facility that offers or provides a residential placement for a child and is established, licensed, or registered under this title, Title 9 of the Human Services Article, or Title 10 of the Health--General Article; or
- (iv) A family child care home or large family child care home that is required to be registered or is registered under this title.
- (d) “Letter of compliance” means a letter issued by the Department to a religious organization that meets the requirements under § 9.5-404 of this subtitle.
Added as Health-General § 14-101 by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 634, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1985, c. 491, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985; Acts 1986, c. 118, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986. Transferred to Family Law § 5-570 by Acts 1988, c. 247, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 247, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 9, 1989; Acts 1989, c. 89, § 1, eff. April 11, 1989; Acts 1989, c. 514, § 2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1990, c. 135, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 7, 1992; Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, c. 585, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 8, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2011, c. 564, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Acts 2016, c. 183, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 184, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016. Transferred to Education § 9.5-401 by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 2, eff. June 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 4, eff. June 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 1, eff. April 11, 2017; Acts 2022, c. 469, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 43, § 708.