The operator shall:

1. A. Maintain and, upon request by the office, submit a current and complete list of personnel, on a form supplied or approved by the office, that includes each individual, whether paid or unpaid, who works at the center on a routine basis;

2. B. For review by the office and by parents who have enrolled their children or are considering enrolling their children, post in a conspicuous location a current and complete staffing pattern, on a form supplied or approved by the office, that specifies:

   1. (1) The number and ages of children enrolled;
   2. (2) The staff/child ratio in relation to the daily schedule; and
   3. (3) By staff name, all child care assignments;

3. C. During an individual’s employment at the center and for 2 years after the date of the individual’s last employment there, maintain a record for each individual that includes:

   1. (1) The individual’s:

      1. (a) Training, including initial and yearly basic health and safety training, if required under this subtitle;
      2. (b) Experience, if required under this subtitle; and
      3. (c) Function or position;
   2. (2) Verification that the staff member's age complies with the minimum required for the position held;
   3. (3) An employment medical evaluation;
   4. (4) Criminal background check results, except that the operator shall destroy the record of those results immediately after the last day of the individual’s employment; and
   5. (5) The date on which the staff member received the written information required by COMAR 13A.16.06.02;

4. D. Maintain documentation required for:

   1. (1) Substitutes, pursuant to COMAR 13A.16.06.13; and
   2. (2) The adult available for emergencies, pursuant to COMAR 13A.16.08.02D(3); and

5. E. Maintain a calendar or other written record of the:

   1. (1) Days on which a substitute provides care; and
   2. (2) Staff member in whose place the substitute worked.

Authority: Education Article, §§9.5-115, 9.5-401, 9.5-404—9.5-411, and 9.5-413—9.5-418; General Provisions Article, §4-333;
Human Services Article, §1-202; Annotated Code of Maryland
Agency 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.);
Child Care Development Block Grant (45 CFR Parts 98 and 99 and 42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.);
Social Security Act §418 (42 U.S.C. 618)

Effective date: October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1826)

Regulation .01 amended effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 14)

Regulation .02A, C amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 883)

Regulation .02E, F amended effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 14)

Regulation .02F adopted effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 883)

Regulation .03 amended effective June 24, 2013 (40:12 Md. R. 1043)

Regulation .03A, B amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 618)

Regulation .03B amended effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 14); March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 238)

Regulation .03E adopted effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 238)

Regulation .04 amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 883)

Regulation .04E, F amended effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 14)

Regulation .05C amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 883); January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 14)

Regulation .06 amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 883); January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 14)

Regulation .06E, F amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 618)

Regulation .06G adopted effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 618)

Regulation .09 adopted effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 14)