Section 5-A299. DEFINITIONS

 

299.1For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed:

 

Child - an individual who is less than thirteen (13) years of age, or under nineteen (19) years of age with special needs.

 

Extended day full time – more than eleven (11) hours where at least one (1) hour of care is in the morning before 7:00 a.m. or in the afternoon after 6:00 p.m. and the majority of hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If more than fourteen (14) hours of service are provided, an additional service will be authorized.

 

Extended day part time - less than six (6) hours where at least one hour of care is in the morning before 7:00 a.m. or in the afternoon after 6:00 p.m. and the majority of hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

Family - a unit consisting of one or more adults and children related by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship who reside in the same household.

 

Federal poverty guidelines - means the most current federal “Poverty Guidelines for the forty-eight (48) Contiguous States and the District of Columbia”, as published in the Federal Register.

 

Full time traditional - six (6) to eleven (11) hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

Income – the combined gross countable income of all family members living in the same household who are included for purposes of determining family size.  Used to determine income eligibility and co-payments.

 

Infant and Toddler - a child birth to thirty-six (36) months of age.

 

Level II Providers – child development facility authorized to conduct initial eligibility determinations and re-determinations for families seeking child care subsidy under specified eligibility categories.

 

Nontraditional full time - six (6) to eleven (11) hours between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday; or six (6) to eleven (11) hours on Saturday or Sunday, regardless of the time of day. If more than eleven (11) hours of service are provided, an additional service will be authorized.

 

Nontraditional part-time - less than six (6) hours between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday; or less than six (6) hours on Saturday or Sunday, regardless of the time of day.

 

Part-time traditional - less than six (6) hours of care, Monday through Friday.

 

Preschool - a child thirty-six (36) months of age or older, but less than five (5) years of age on or before September 30th of that year.

 

Preschool traditional full time - six (6) eleven (11) hours between 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, for three (3) and four (4) year-olds who are not in the public or private pre-Kindergarten programs.

 

Preschool traditional part-time - less than (6) hours of care between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, for three (3) and four (4) year-olds who are not in the public or private pre-Kindergarten programs.

 

Preschool before and after traditional full time - service for the three (3) and four (4) year-olds in public or private pre-Kindergarten programs, Monday through Friday, during school holidays.

 

Preschool before and after traditional part time - before and after service for the three (3) and four year-olds in public or private pre-Kindergarten programs, Monday through Friday.

 

Resident or Residence – In absence of the contrary, residence of a child shall be presumed to be the residency of the child’s parent(s) or guardian(s). The residence of a parent(s) or guardian(s) is where the person(s) has established a physical presence, the actual occupation and inhabitance of a place of abode with the intent to dwell for a continuous period of time.

 

School-age child – a child five (5) years of age on or before September 30th of that year through the age of twelve (12) or through the age of nineteen (19) if the child has special needs.

 

School age before and/or after traditional full time - six (6) to eleven (11) hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, for school age children when the child is not in school during school holidays.

 

School age before and after traditional part time - before and after school-age children, Monday through Friday.

 

School age before or after traditional part time - before or after school services for school-age children, Monday through Friday.

 

Special needs -- Conditions or characteristics of a child under the age of nineteen (19) that reflect a need for particular care, services or treatment, most commonly physical and/or mental disabilities and/or delays and is evidence by IFSP or IEP.

 

Subsidized Child Care -- Child care provided in a licensed child development facility, a relative child care home, or in a child’s home for fewer than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours a day for which the government provides reimbursement to the provider.

 

 

authority

Sections 3(b)(9) and 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)(9) and (b)(11)) (2012 Repl. and 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. and 2016 Supp.)); Mayor’s Order 2009-3, dated January 15, 2009; and pursuant to the Social Security Act, approved February 22, 2012 (P.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 (P.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 published at 64 DCR 2972 (March 24, 2017).