(a)        As used in this section, the phrase “Department of Defense-certified child care facility” shall include child development centers, family child care homes, and school-aged child care facilities operated aboard a military installation under the authorization of the United States Department of Defense (Department of Defense) certified by the Department of Defense.

(b)        Procedure Regarding Department of Defense-Certified Child Care Facilities. –

(1)        Department of Defense-certified child care facilities shall file with the Department a notice of intent to operate a child care facility in a form determined by the Department of Defense.

(2)        As part of its notice, each Department of Defense-certified child care facility shall file a report to the Department indicating that it meets the minimum standards for child care facilities as provided by the Department of Defense.

(3)        Department of Defense-certified child care facilities that meet all the requirements of this section shall be exempt from all other requirements of this Article and shall not be subject to licensure.

(4)        For purposes of the North Carolina Subsidized Child Care Program, Department of Defense-certified child care facilities shall be reimbursed as follows:

a.         Department of Defense-certified child care facilities that are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) shall be reimbursed based on the five-star-rated license rate.

b.         All other Department of Defense-certified child care facilities shall be reimbursed based on the four-star-rated license rate. ?(2015-241, s. 12B.9(a).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 110-106.2

  • Child care: A program or arrangement where three or more children less than 13 years old, who do not reside where the care is provided, receive care on a regular basis of at least once per week for more than four hours but less than 24 hours per day from persons other than their guardians or full-time custodians, or from persons not related to them by birth, marriage, or adoption. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • Child care facility: Includes child care centers, family child care homes, and any other child care arrangement not excluded by N. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • Department: Department of Health and Human Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • License: A permit issued by the Secretary to any child care facility which meets the statutory standards established under this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 110-86
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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