A child and the child’s caretaker who are otherwise ineligible for publicly funded child care are eligible for homeless child care for the lesser of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5104.41

  • 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

  • Homeless child care: means child care provided to a child who satisfies any of the following:

    (1) Is homeless as defined in 42 U. See Ohio Code 5104.01

(A) Not more than ninety days;

(B) The period of time they reside in a facility providing emergency shelter for homeless families or the period of time in which the county department determines they are homeless.

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