Title: 
Headings: Child Care Regulations in Maryland
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Maryland
 

Overview
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
  

Age-group
 
definitions
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 

Whom
 
to
 
contact
 

Maryland
 
Department
 
of
 
Education
 
Division
 
of
 
Early
 
Childhood
 
Development
 

E-mail:
 
dhrhelp@dhr.state.md.us
 

Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 

Child
 
care
 
centers
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Capacity,
 
enrollment,
 
and
 
attendance
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Director
 

Group
 
leader
 

Assistant
 
group
 
leader
 

Senior
 
staff
 

Aide
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
  

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Substitute
 

Provider
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Provider
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
  

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
  

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Transportation
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 


Content: Child Care Regulations in Maryland
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Maryland
 
Overview
 
A
 
summary
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
Maryland. Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
be
 
licensed
 


 
Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
  


 
Age-group
 
definitions
 


 
Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 


 
Whom
 
to
 
contact
  


Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 


Child
 
care
 
centers
 


 
Family
child
 
care
 
homes
 

Child
 
care
 
is
 
regulated
 
differently
 
in
 
every
 
state
 
and
 
sometimes
 
even
 
in
 
different
 
counties
or
 
cities
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
state. In
 
Maryland,
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Human
 
Resources,
 
Child
 
Care
 
Administration
 
(CCA),
 
licenses
child
 
care
 
centers,
 
school-age
 
programs,
 
private
 
nursery
 
schools,
 
and
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes. Nursery
 
schools
 
and
 
private
 
kindergartens
 
are
 
certified
 
by
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Education. Nursery
 
schools
 
must
 
meet
 
Department
 
of
 
Education
 
requirements
 
and
 
be
 
licensed
 
as
 
well. Licensed
 
programs
 
that
are
 
also
 
certified
 
by
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Education
 
are
 
permitted
 
to
 
meet
 
less
 
stringent
 
staffing
 
regulations
 
for
 
the
 
“instructional”
 
part
 
of
 
the
day. Other
 
types
 
of
 
local
 
regulations,
 
such
 
as
 
zoning,
 
health,
 
building,
 
and
 
fire
 
safety
 
codes,
 
may
 
also
 
apply
 
to
 
child
 
care
 
facilities. This
 
guide
 
explains
 
the
 
level
 
of
 
quality
 
required
 
by
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Maryland. Some
 
child
 
care
 
programs
 
in
 
the
 
state
 
operate
 
at
 
this
 
level
 
and
 
some
 
well
 
above
 
it. As
 
a
 
parent,
 
you
 
have
 
your
 
own
 
standards
 
and
 
will
 
look
 
for
 
providers
 
you
 
trust
 
to
 
meet
 
them.