Section 5-A108. FEES

 

108.1 Fees for a license to operate a Child Development Facility (“Facility”) shall vary based on the type of Facility and the capacity of the Facility, as determined by OSSE.

 

108.2 Each applicant for a license to operate a Facility shall pay an application and pre-licensure inspection fee in the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

 

108.3 Each applicant for an initial license to operate a Facility for a three (3) year duration shall pay the applicable fee:

 

Initial License Fees
	Applicable Fee
Child Development Home or Expanded Home	$225.00
Child Development Center, 1 - 50 Children	$600.00
Child Development Center, 51 - 100 Children	$900.00
Child Development Center, 101 - 175 Children	$1,200.00
Child Development Center, Over 175 Children	$1,500.00

 

108.4 Each applicant for a renewal license to operate a Facility for a three (3) year duration shall pay the applicable fee:

 

Renewal License Fees
	Applicable Fee
Child Development Home or Expanded Home	$225.00
Child Development Center, 1 - 50 Children	$600.00
Child Development Center, 51 - 100 Children	$900.00
Child Development Center, 101 - 175 Children	$1,200.00
Child Development Center, Over 175 Children	$1,500.00

 

 

108.5 A penalty fee may be imposed for a late or incomplete renewal license application, pursuant to this chapter, to extend a Facility’s current license accordingly:

 

Penalty Fee for Renewal License
	Applicable Fee
90 day Extension	$100.00
180 day Extension	$200.00

 

108.6 The followings fees are also applicable to a license to operate a Facility:

 

Other Fees
	Applicable Fee
Fee to Replace an Issued License	$100.00
Fee to Amend an Issued License	$100.00

 

108.7 OSSE may make reasonable adjustments to license fees, by rulemaking. A new fee schedule shall be published by OSSE at least thirty (30) days before any new fee is implemented.

 

108.8 The fees described in this section do not include the cost of any inspections to be conducted by an entity or agency other than OSSE, including but not limited to, a fire or lead based paint hazard inspection.

 

108.9 Fee payment is non-transferrable and non-refundable.

 

 

authority

Sections 3(b)(6A), 3(b)(9), 3(b)(9A), 3(b)(11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(6A), (b)(9), (b)(9A), and (b)(11)) (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-401 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)) (“Day Care Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-3, dated January 15, 2009; the Child Development Facilities Regulation Act of 1998, effective April 13, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-215; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-2031 et seq. (2012 Repl.)) (“Facilities Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-130, dated July 16, 2009; Sections 503 and 504 of the Early Intervention Program Establishment Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-863.03 and 7-863.04 (2012 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 2009-167, dated September 28, 2009; Titles I and II of the Child and Youth, Safety and Health Omnibus Amendment Act of 2004 (“CYSHA”), effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-620.31 et seq. and §§ 4-1501.01 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); and the Healthy Tots Act of 2014, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-155; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-281 et seq. (2016 Supp.)); and pursuant to the Social Security Act, approved February 22, 2012 (Pub.L. 112-96; 42 U.S.C. § 618(c)); the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (“CCDBG Act”), approved November 19, 2014 (Pub.L. 113-186; 42 U.S.C. §§ 9858 et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder at 45 C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99.

source

Final Rulemaking at 63 DCR 14640 (December 2, 2016).