Terms Used In Ohio Code 5104.31

• Border state child care provider: means a child care provider that is located in a state bordering Ohio and that is licensed, certified, or otherwise approved by that state to provide child care funded by the child care block grant act. 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

• Child day camp: means a program in which only school-age children attend or participate, that operates for no more than twelve hours per day and no more than fifteen weeks during the summer. See Ohio Code 5104.01
• In-home aide: means a person who does not reside with the child but provides care in the child's home and is certified by a county director of job and family services pursuant to section 5104. See Ohio Code 5104.01
• License capacity: means the maximum number in each age category of children who may be cared for in a child care center, type A family child care home, or licensed type B family child care home at one time as determined by the director of job and family services considering building occupancy limits established by the department of commerce, amount of available indoor floor space and outdoor play space, and amount of available play equipment, materials, and supplies. See Ohio Code 5104.01
• Licensed child care program: means any of the following:

  (1) A child care center licensed by the department of job and family services pursuant to this chapter;

  (2) A type A family child care home or type B family child care home licensed by the department of job and family services pursuant to this chapter;

  (3) A licensed preschool program or licensed school child program. See Ohio Code 5104.01

• licensed school child program: means a preschool program or school child program, as defined in section 3301. See Ohio Code 5104.01
• Publicly funded child care: means administering to the needs of infants, toddlers, preschool-age children, and school-age children under age thirteen during any part of the twenty-four-hour day by persons other than their caretaker parents for remuneration wholly or in part with federal or state funds, including funds available under the child care block grant act, Title IV-A, and Title XX, distributed by the department of job and family services. See Ohio Code 5104.01
• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59