For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CARETAKER PARENT
and
PARENT.
A father or mother who is normally needed to remain home to care for his or her child or children or a person who has permanent or temporary custody of a child and who is needed to remain home to care for the child.
CHILD.
Includes an infant, toddler, preschool child or schoolchild.
(1) INFANT
. A child who is under 18 months of age.
(2) TODDLER
. A child who is at least 18 months of age but is less than three years of age.
(3) PRESCHOOL CHILD
. A child who is three years old, or four or five years old, but is not a schoolchild.
(4) SCHOOLCHILD
. A child who is enrolled in or is eligible to be enrolled in a grade of kindergarten or above, but who is less than 15 years old.
CHILD DAY-CARE SERVICES.
Administering to the needs of infants, toddlers, preschool children and schoolchildren outside of school hours by persons other than their parents or guardians, custodians or relatives by blood, marriage or adoption for any part of the 24-hour day in a place or residence other than a child’s own home.
CHILD DAY-CARE SERVICES
or
PUBLICLY FUNDED CHILD DAY-CARE SERVICES.
Administering to the needs of infants, toddlers, preschool children and schoolchildren for any part of the 24-hour day by persons other than their caretaker parents for payment, wholly or in part, with federal or state moneys distributed by the Department of Human Services.
FIELD TRIPS.
Infrequent or irregularly scheduled excursions from the certified Type B home.
FOOD SUPPLEMENT.
A vitamin, mineral or combination of one or more vitamins, minerals and/or energy-producing nutrients (carbohydrate, protein or fat) used in addition to meals or snacks.
HANDICAPPED CHILD.
A child who has been identified as not functioning according to age-appropriate expectations in the areas of affective, cognitive, communicative, perceptual-motor, physical or social development to such an extent that the child may require special help, program adjustments and/or related services on a regular basis, in order to function in an adaptive manner.
MEDICATION.
Any substance or preparation which is used for the purpose of prevention or treatment of an injury, illness or disease.
MODIFIED DIET.
Any diet eliminating the use of any one or more of the four food groups or altering the amount of food required to be served to meet one-third of the recommended daily dietary allowance.
PROVIDER.
A person 18 years of age or older who operates a Type B family day-care home.
RELATIVES BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE OR ADOPTION.
Includes any of the following:
(1) Fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, brothers, sisters, stepfathers, stepmothers, stepbrothers, stepsisters, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, half brothers, half sisters, first cousins or any persons of preceding generations denoted by the prefix grand-, great- or great-great-;
(2) Any person who legally adopted the child or adopted the child’s parent, or the natural children or other adopted children of such person; and
(3) Spouses of any person named above, even through the marriage has been terminated by death or divorce.
ROUTINE TRIPS
. Frequent or regularly scheduled excursions from the Type B home. ROUTINE TRIPS include, but are not limited to, taking a child to school, picking up a child from school or daily errands of the provider.
TYPE B FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME, TYPE B HOME AND HOME.
A permanent residence of the provider in which child day-care or child day-care services are provided for one to six children at one time and in which no more than three children may be under two years of age at one time.
(1) In counting children for the purpose of this rule, any children under six years of age who are related to the provider and who are on the premises of the Type B home shall be counted. Children six years of age or older who are related to the provider and who are on the premises of the Type B home shall not be included in this court.
(2) A
TYPE B HOME
also includes a home which is the permanent residence of both the provider and the parent.
(Ord. 61-90, passed 6-19-1990)