Definitions.
As used in this chapter: The term “child” means an individual between the ages of birth and 15 years. The term “Child Development Associate credential” means a credential recognized by the Council for Professional Recognition and accepted by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to demonstrate competency as a caregiver for young children. The term “child development center” means a child development facility for more than 5 children which provides a full day (more than 4 but less than 24 hours per day), part day (up to 4 hours per day) or before and after school child development program, including such programs provided during school vacations. The term “child development home” means a private residence which provides a child development program for up to a total of 6 children with a ratio of one adult caregiver to 2 children if there are 2 or more children younger than 2 years of age in the group; provided, that each adult caregiver possesses a post-secondary degree in early childhood education or a related field as determined by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, hold a current Child Development Associate (“CDA”) credential, is enrolled in a CDA training program, or can provide evidence of enrollment in a CDA training program that will begin within 6 months of the first day of the adult caregiver’s work with children at the child development home. The total of 6 children shall not include those of the caregiver who are 6 years or older; provided, that the total number of children of the caregiver between the ages of 6 and 15 years shall not exceed 3, and of those 3 children, no more than 2 shall be age 10 years or younger. A child development home shall also include care given to a child by a caregiver related to the child. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “related” means any of the following relationships by marriage, blood, or adoption: Grandparent, parent, brother, sister, step-sister, step-brother, uncle, or aunt. The term “children of families who are at-risk” means children living in low-income working families with limited community and family resources or services available to them, such that they are at-risk of becoming dependent upon assistance from the TANF program. The term “Department” means the Executive Office of the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee. The term “in-home care” means a child care program provided in a child’s home by an in-home caregiver pursuant to § 4-411. The term “TANF” means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families as defined in § 4-201.01. The term “termination of employment” means loss of employment by a parent resulting from a reduction in force, or in the case of private employment, a layoff or reduction in personnel due to budgetary constraints of the employer. Short title: Section 4021 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle C of title IV of the act may be cited as “Day Care Policy Amendment Act of 2011”. Short title: Section 4005 of D.C. Law 17-219 provided that subtitle C of title IV of the act may be cited as the “Childcare Funding Support Amendment Act of 2008”.
Annotations
Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 2, 26 DCR 20 Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-163, § 2(a), 29 DCR 3974 Apr. 13, 1999, D.C. Law 12-216, § 2(a), 46 DCR 281 Aug. 16, 2008, D.C. Law 17-219, § 4006, 55 DCR 7598 Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 4022, 58 DCR 6226 Dec. 17, 2014, D.C. Law 20-149, § 2, 61 DCR 8316 Appointment as Lead Agency and Delegation of Mayor’s Authority to Administer the Day Care Policy Act of 1979 to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, see Mayor’s Order 2009-3, January 15, 2009 ( 56 DCR 2017). The Department of Human Resources was replaced by the Department of Human Services by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979, dated February 21, 1980. For temporary (90 days) amendment of section, see § 2 of the Child Development Home License Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-318, Apr. 28, 2014, 61 DCR 4667). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(a) of the Day Care Policy Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-509, November 10, 1998, 45 DCR 8146), and § 2(a) of the Day Care Policy Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-12, February 8, 1999, 46 DCR 2330). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(a) of the Day Care Policy Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-207, December 15, 1997, 44 DCR 353). Section 3 of D.C. Act 12-207 provided that the Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provision of the act. For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of the Child Development Home License Temporary Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20-119, July 1, 2014, 61 DCR 5196). For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(a) of Day Care Policy Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-72, March 20, 1998, law notification 45 DCR 2107). The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-149 added (1A); and substituted “a ratio of one adult caregiver to 2 children if there are 2 or more children younger than 2 years of age in the group; provided, that each adult caregiver possesses a post-secondary degree in early childhood education or a related field as determined by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, hold a current Child Development Associate (“CDA”) credential, is enrolled in a CDA training program, or can provide evidence of enrollment in a CDA training program that will begin within 6 months of the first day of the adult caregiver’s work with children at the child development home” for “no more than 2 children younger than 2 years of age in the group” in the first sentence of (3). “(3) The term ‘child development home’ means a private residence which provides a child development program for up to a total of 5 children with no more than 2 children younger than 2 years of age in the group. The total of 5 children shall not include those of the caregiver who are 6 years or older: Except, that the total number of children of the caregiver between the ages of 6 and 15 shall not exceed 3, and of those 3 children, no more than 2 shall be age 10 or younger. A child development home shall also include care given to a child by a caregiver related to the child. For the purpose of this paragraph, ‘related’ means any of the following relationships by marriage, blood, or adoption: Grandparent, brother, sister, step-sister, step-brother, uncle, and aunt.” D.C. Law 19-21 rewrote par. (3), which formerly read: D.C. Law 17-219 rewrote par. (4), which had read as follows: “(4) The term ‘Department’ means the District of Columbia Department of Human Services.” 1973 Ed., § 3-301. 1981 Ed., § 3-301. This section is referenced in § 6-661.01, § 7-2001, § 47-1807.06, and § 47-2751. Taxes, tax credit, income including rent charged to licensed, nonprofit child development center, see § 47-1807.06. Special public safety fee, “feepayer” defined, see § 47-2751. License requirements, regulation, modification, or elimination of by Council of the District of Columbia, see § 47-2842. Fees relating to certificates of occupancy, see § 6-661.01.
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