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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are only required to put then to sleep on their backs. They are not required to flip them back. They are misunderstanding the regulation. [/quote]

OP here. Do you have a source for this? That would be super helpful- thanks[/quote]

Haven't found one for the flipping but here is one for sleeping in a crib

Citation to law here: http://mdrules.elaws.us/comar/13a.16.09.04
F. Soft bedding items, including but not limited to pillows, quilts, comforters, and crib bumpers, may not be used as rest furnishings for a child using a crib.

Citation to inspection criteria here (p. 12): 
https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/3/09_program_requirements.pdf

F. Soft bedding items, including but not limited to pillows, quilts, comforters, and crib
bumpers, may not be used as rest furnishings for a child using a crib.

INTENT: When used with very young children, soft bedding items pose a potential
suffocation hazard and have been linked to the incidence of Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS); therefore, they are not permitted.

INSPECTION REPORT ITEM: "No Soft Bedding with Cribs"

COMPLIANCE CRITERIA: Soft bedding items are not used with any child younger
than 18-months-old.[/quote]

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