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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maryland is sort of in a weird place right now with daycare. Basically z anyone can use the daycares that are open right now. But, the room size restrictions probably make some daycares unprofitable. That also means there's a shortage of availability at some places.

I think this new status quo will be maintained through the summer.  More daycares will open up over the next couple weeks, which might help with availability a little bit [/quote]

Right. I asked one of DD’s teachers about whether the EPCC thing is done or not today and she said, “It sort of is and sort of isn’t. It’s pretty confusing, but given the 50% capacity limit we have, there are definitely going to be parents who aren’t going to have spots once workplaces start opening up more.” [/quote]

Oh — one more thing. She said that, since they have to limit each room to 10 people (kids and teachers), the existing childcare ratios mean there are more spots for older kids than younger ones. My 3 year old can be in a room with 9 kids and 1 teacher, but an infant room can’t have a 9 to 1 ratio.

So the restrictions screw over the parents of younger kids more than older kids.[/quote]

I don't follow. My, perhaps naive, understanding was that the 10-person-limit would do a lot more to decrease spots for older kids rather than infants/toddlers.  For example, I think you've always been limited to 6 infants in an infant room.

That's very different than, say, a 3 or 4 year old room where you ostensibly could have had 20 kids in there. This new rule cuts that more than in half.

Am I wrong in my understanding here?[/quote]

Correct: Maryland state regulations for childcare centers (not in home) is no more than 6 infants, with a 3:1 ratio. Infant spots per room have not changed.[/quote]

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