Section: 5-A299

DEFINITIONS

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 6/26/2026 12:00:00 AM

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)); the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-401 et seq.) (“Day Care Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-3, dated January 15, 2009; and pursuant to Section 418(c) of the Social Security Act, approved August 22, 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193; 42 U.S.C. § 618(c)); the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, approved November 5, 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508; 42 U.S.C. § 9857 et seq.) (“CCDBG Act”), and regulations promulgated thereunder at 45 C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99.

Source : Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 2972 (March 24, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 9542 (September 29, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 1115 (January 25, 2019); as amended by Final rulemaking published at 73 DCMR 008921 (June 26, 2026).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055964 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
6/26/2026
N145672 Final Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 5-A DCMR Ch. 2 – Child Development Facilities: District-Subsidized Child Care Services View Text 6/26/2026
Vol 73/26
N144573 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 5 DCMR Ch. 2 - Child Development Facilities: District-Subsidized Child Care Termination View Text 3/27/2026
Vol 73/13
R0036874 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
1/25/2019
N0078629 Final Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending Chapter 2 in Title 5-A to implement new QRIS, Capital Quality, and set FY19 rates and sliding fee scale. View Text 1/25/2019
Vol 66/4
N0074641 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending Chapter 2 in Title 5-A to implement new QRIS, Capital Quality, and set FY19 rates and sliding fee scale. View Text 11/2/2018
Vol 65/45
R0033389 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
9/29/2017
N0065567 Final Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 5-A DCMR Chapter 2 to increase rates in FY18, update the sliding fee scale to align with the 2017 Federal Poverty Guidelines, and align eligibility factors with current law View Text 9/29/2017
Vol 64/39
N0064966 Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 5-A DCMR Chapter 2 to increase rates in FY18, update the sliding fee scale to align with the 2017 Federal Poverty Guidelines, and align eligibility factors with current law View Text 8/11/2017
Vol 64/32
R0021136 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
3/24/2017
N0062912 Final Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Adding a new Chapter 2 (District Subsidized Child Care Services) to Title 5-A to establish the District of Columbia’s child care subsidy rates and sliding fee scale View Text 3/24/2017
Vol 64/12
N0061661 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking adding a new Chapter 2 (District Subsidized Child Care Services) to Title 5-A to establish the District of Columbia’s child care subsidy rates and sliding fee scale View Text 12/23/2016
Vol 63/53
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