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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone gotten a detailed notice/explanation of the child care capacity limits in Montgomery County? [/quote]

Nothing except the emails that are posted above. [/quote]

Has anyone pushed back and asked for a reference to a legal order?

I reached out, but I'm not getting a substantive response. [/quote]

Nobody listens to us or do not take our concerns seriously. We don’t get answers because they feel that they can ignore us, after all we are just daycares. Unfortunately we do not have a union or a strong body to voice our concerns. There are associations but they’re not very strong.

I’m still at half capacity despite Maryland saying I can open up fully because Montgomery county continues to limit enrollment.[/quote]

Have you talked to anyone from the state? I’m not sure the county has a legal leg to stand on here- what could they actually do if you expanded capacity?[/quote]

I have not personally tried but I know other people who have and everybody gets the runaround. we have been referred back to our licensing offices and have been told that we must follow Montgomery County  don’t know anything about a law. If I were to open up to full capacity and I would have an inspection it would be written up. There would be some very scary language for noncompliance that when parents check me it would sound like I was a terrible and negligible provider.[/quote]

Your local licensing actually said you'd get a non-compliance letter from them if you followed the state rules, but not the county ones?  I find that hard to believe, given that that the licensing requirements all come from the state.

I know the MoCo licensing office is having a hard time.  They're state employees, but have close ties to county government.  They're stuck in the middle of a fight between the MSDE and MoCo, and they're not getting support from either side. However, they really shouldn't be threatening licensing actions against local providers.  If they're really doing that, someone should read out to Steven Hicks ( steven.hicks (@t) maryland.gov ), the Assistant Superintendent for the Division of Early Childhood.  He's been pretty responsive to me in the past. [/quote]

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