- A. All children in care at any one time are counted as being in attendance for purposes of complying with the regulations governing capacity, group size, and staff/child ratios.
- B. An operator may not enroll a child for more than 14 hours in a 24-hour period unless approved in advance by the office.
C. An operator shall maintain written records of:
- (1) Enrollment with the child's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and dates and time periods for which enrolled; and
- (2) Attendance by groups of children which indicate the dates of attendance of each child in the child care facility.
- D. An operator may enroll a child only if the office has given written approval for the facility to care for children of that child's age.
Authority: Family Law Article, §§5-560, 5-564, and 5-570—5-585; State Government Article, §10-617; 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.)
Effective date: October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1827)