You may combine infants with children 18 months and older in the following situations.(1) If you have 13 or more children in care, you may combine infants with older children as long as the oldest child in the group is not more than 18 months older than the youngest child. For example, if the youngest child in a group is eight months old, the oldest child in the group must not be more than 26 months old; or(2) If you have 12 or fewer children in care you may combine infants with older children without regard to age, as described in §746.1703 of this subchapter (relating to If I have 12 or fewer children in care, may I combine infants with children 18 months and older?).