D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, app 12-B-M r. 12-B-M106

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Rule 12-B-M106 - AM106 OCCUPANT LOAD

AM106.1Maximum number of occupants. The maximum number of occupants allowed in a home day care facility shall be determined by the square footage of those portions of the dwelling unit legally used for home day care activities. The occupant load factor shall be 35 square feet net per occupant, provided that, regardless of square footage, the maximum number of clients served in home day care shall not exceed 12 persons.

AM106.2Infants. The minimum staff-to-client ratio for children age two or younger (referred to herein as "infants") shall be 1:2, provided that the number of infants shall not, under any circumstances, exceed six. Where children of various ages are present in a home day care facility, including the caregiver's children, the following table shall apply:

TABLE AM 106.3 FAMILY HOME PROVIDER ADULT/CHILD RATIO

Age of children	Adult /Child Ratio	Maximum Group size
1 infant and between 1 and 11 children over 2 years of age	1:6	12
2 infants and between 1 and 4 children over 2 years of age	1:6	6
3 infants and between 1 and 6 children over 2 years of age	1:3 (but at least 2 caregivers)	9
4 infants and between 1 and 8 children over 2 years of age	1:3 (but at least 2 caregivers)	12
5 infants and between 1 and 4 children over 2 years of age	3 caregivers	9
6 infants and between 1 and 3 children over 2 years of age	3 caregivers	9

¹ A child who is non-ambulatory will be treated the same as an infant for purposes of the adult/child ratio,

AM106.4Adults. The minimum staff- to- client ratio for adults in dwellings used for home day care operations shall be as follows:

1. One care giver for every two adult occupants incapable of self-preservation shall be maintained at all times in dwellings not protected with automatic sprinklers in accordance with Section R313;

2. One care giver for every six adult occupants incapable of self-preservation shall be maintained at all times in dwellings protected with automatic sprinklers in accordance with Section R313; and

3. One care giver for every six adult occupants capable of self-preservation shall be maintained at all times in dwellings used for home day care operations.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, app 12-B-M r. 12-B-M106

Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 5679 (5/29/2020)