D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, app 12-H-N r. 12-H-N106

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Rule 12-H-N106 - OCCUPANT LOAD

N106.1

Maximum 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.

N106.2

Infants. 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 caregiver/child ration shall comply with Table N106.2 following table shall apply:

TABLE K 106.2 HOME DAY CARE CAREGIVER/CHILD RATIO

Age of children1	Adult /Child Ratio	Maximum Group size
I infant and between 1 and II 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 caregiver/child ratio,

N106.3

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

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

2. One caregiver for every six adult occupantsincapable of self-preservation shall be maintained at all times in dwellings protected with automatic sprinklers in accordance with Section R313 of the Residential Code or Section 907.2.11.2 of the Fire Code as applicable;

3. One caregiver 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-H-N r. 12-H-N106

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