Haw. Code R. § 17-802.5-2

Current through September, 2024
Section 17-802.5-2 - Definitions

For the purpose of this chapter:

"Applicant" means a private for profit or nonprofit organization or individual operating a child care facility that applied for a child care grant.

"Child care facility" means a place maintained by any individual or organization for the purpose of providing care for children with or without charging a fee at any time. It includes a family child care home, group child care home, group child care center, infant and toddler child care center, or before or after school care program.

"Department" means the department of human services or its designee.

"Family child care home," "family child care," or "FCC" means any private residence at which care is provided at any given time to six or fewer children, as defined in section 346-151, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS).

"Grant" means an award of state funds to a specified recipient to support the activities of the recipient and permit the community to benefit from those activities.

"Group child care center" means a facility, other than a private home, at which care is provided, as defined in section 346-151, HRS. The term may include nurseries; infant and toddler centers for children ages six weeks to thirty-six months, preschools; parent cooperatives; drop-in child care centers; before-school and after-school programs; holiday, intersession, and summer care for eligible school age children; or other similar care settings that are established to provide group care to a child for any part of a twenty-four-hour day and is licensed by the department.

"Group child care home" or "GCH" means child care provided by an individual in a facility that may be an extended or modified family child care home which provides care to no more than twelve children during any part of a twenty-four-hour day. GCHs are licensed under the rules for group child care centers.

"License" means a certificate of approval issued by the department authorizing the operation of a group child care center or group child care home.

"Organization" means an association formed for a common purpose.

"Perquisite" means a privilege furnished or a service rendered by an organization to an employee, officer, director, or member of that organization to reduce the individual's personal expenses.

"Private educational institution" means a nonpublic entity that provides:

1) educational services for any grades from kindergarten through grade twelve;
2) educational services during school hours to a child who is subject to requirements of section 302A-1132, regardless of grade designation;
3) post-secondary education; or
4) pre-kindergarten level services that are provided by an entity that holds itself out to the public as a school or educational institution, or that are identified by the entity as educational services rather than solely as child care services.

"Qualified exempt provider" means child care that is operated as an A+ after-school program authorized by the department of education in accordance with sections 302A-408 and 302A-1149.5, HRS, and may be exempt from licensure by the department under section 346-152, HRS.

"Recipient" means an individual or organization that is awarded a grant.

"Registration" means a certificate of approval issued by the department authorizing the operation of a family child care home.

Haw. Code R. § 17-802.5-2

[Eff 9/11/2024] (Auth: HRS §91-3, §91-4, 2020 Haw. Sess. Laws 9, Part XII, §§27-28; HRS §346-14) (Imp: 2020 Haw. Sess. Laws 9, Part XII, §§27-28; HRS §§346-14, 346-151)