1. A. A separate application is required for each level of a Staff Credential or an Administrator Credential.

2. B. Application for Participation.

   1. (1) The Office shall accept applications only from individuals.

   2. (2) To participate, each applicant shall submit to the Office a complete application, which includes:

      1. (a) An application form, supplied by the Office, which is completed and signed by the applicant;

      2. (b) Documentation of all:

         1. (i) Workshops, conferences, and seminars completed within 5 years before the date of application;
         2. (ii) College course work for credit, preservice course work, Child Development Associate certification, or military child development training regardless of date completed; and
      3. (c) Documentation of participation in child care professional activities which includes but is not limited to a membership card, letter of participation, or certificate of recognition.

   3. (3) An applicant for a Staff Credential or Administrator Credential at level 2 or higher shall submit:

      1. (a) All documentation specified in §B(2) of this regulation; and

      2. (b) Documentation of experience, which shall consist of:

         1. (i) A letter from each employer that states the dates of employment, position held, and age group of children worked with;
         2. (ii) A copy of the applicant's college transcript indicating 1 year of college course work; or
         3. (iii) A copy of the applicant’s current family child care registration certificate with at least one child attendance sheet completed during the past 12 months.

   4. (4) An applicant for a Staff Credential 5, Staff Credential 6, Administrator Credential 3, or Administrator Credential 4 shall submit:

      1. (a) All documentation specified in §B(2) and (3) of this regulation; and

      2. (b) Documentation of the applicant's college degree, which shall consist of a copy of the:

         1. (i) Awarded diploma; and
         2. (ii) College transcript.
3. C. The Office may not accept a foreign diploma or academic transcript for credential application purposes unless it has been translated and evaluated by an approved evaluation organization.
4. D. Notification to Applicant. Within 60 days of receiving an application, the Office shall notify the applicant of the status of the application.

5. E. Renewal. Within 30 days after the credential expires, a participant who wants to renew shall submit to the Office:

   1. (1) A completed application for renewal; and

   2. (2) Documentation that each of the following has occurred, as required, during the 12-month period for which the credential was issued:

      1. (a) Continued employment; and

      2. (b) Completion of the following continuing training and child care professional activity unit requirements applicable to the participant's credential level:

         	Continued Child Care Professional
         Level	Training	Activity Units
         Staff Credential 2	12	1
         Staff Credential 3	18	2
         Staff Credential 4	24	3
         Staff Credential 4 Plus 24	4
         Staff Credential 5	24	4
         Staff Credential 6	24	5
         Administrator Credential 1	24	4
         Administrator Credential 2	30	5
         Administrator Credential 3	30	5
         Administrator Credential 4 30	6

Authority: Family Law Article, §§5-551 and 5-573, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1104)

Chapter revised effective August 15, 2005 (32:16 Md. R. 1391)

Transferred from COMAR 07.04.09 to 13A.14.09 effective January 1, 2006

Chapter revised effective September 10, 2007 (34:18 Md. R. 1581)

Regulation .02B amended effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 526); January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .03B amended effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .08B, D amended effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 526)

Regulation .08 amended effective June 27, 2011 (38:13 Md. R. 756)

Regulation .09 adopted effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .09 amended and recodified to be Regulation .10 effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Chapter revised effective March 30, 2015 (42:6 Md. R. 513)