(1) “Department” means the Department of Human Services.
(2) “Child” means an individual under 18 years of age.
(3) “Person” includes an individual, a public or private agency, an association, or a corporation.
(4) “Child care operator” means any individual, ultimately responsible for the overall operation of a child day care center.
(5) “Day care center” means a child day care facility which provides care for more than 12 children between 2 and 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day, whether known under some other descriptive name such as “nursery”, “preschool”, “prekindergarten”, “after-school center”, “drop-in center”, or “child development center”, and whether or not the facility is operated for profit.
(6) “Group day care home” means a child day care facility which provides care for 7 to 12 children under 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day, and whether or not the facility is operated for profit.
(7) “Family day care home” means a child day care facility which provides care for not less than 3 nor more than 6 children under 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day, and whether or not the facility is operated for profit.
(8) “Children's camp” means a recreational, educational or cultural program operating on a daily, and/or overnight basis, and providing care for three or more unrelated children between the ages of 3 and 14 years, and whether or not the facility is operated for profit.