Terms Used In Ohio Code 5104.043

• Caretaker parent: means the father or mother of a child whose presence in the home is needed as the caretaker of the child, a person who has legal custody of a child and whose presence in the home is needed as the caretaker of the child, a guardian of a child whose presence in the home is needed as the caretaker of the child, and any other person who stands in loco parentis with respect to the child and whose presence in the home is needed as the caretaker of the child. See Ohio Code 5104.01
• Child: includes an infant, toddler, preschool-age child, or school-age child. See Ohio Code 5104.01
• Child care: means all of the following:

  (1) Administering to the needs of infants, toddlers, preschool-age children, and school-age children outside of school hours;

  (2) By persons other than their parents, guardians, or custodians;

  (3) For part of the twenty-four-hour day;

  (4) In a place other than a child's own home, except that an in-home aide provides child care in the child's own home;

  (5) By a provider required by this chapter to be licensed or approved by the department of job and family services, certified by a county department of job and family services, or under contract with the department to provide publicly funded child care as described in section 5104. See Ohio Code 5104.01

• Licensee: means the owner of a child care center, type A family child care home, or type B family child care home that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is responsible for ensuring compliance with this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. See Ohio Code 5104.01
• Serious risk noncompliance: means a licensure or certification rule violation that leads to a great risk of harm to, or death of, a child, and is observable, not inferable. See Ohio Code 5104.01