Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Section 10:122-1.3
Definitions of Other Terms

GEN The following words and terms, when used in this manual, shall have the following meanings:

"Bureau" means the Bureau of Licensing E "Bureau of Licensing" , Division of Youth and Family ServicesE "Division of Youth and Family Services" , Department of Human Services E "Department of Human Services" .

"Chapter" means the rules contained in the Manual of Requirements for Child Care Centers, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122, which reflect provisions that constitute minimum baseline requirements below which no center that is subject to the authority of N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 to 15 is legally permitted to operate.

"Child E "child, definition" " means any person under 13 years of age.

"Denial of a license E "license:denial" or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval" means the withholding by the Bureau of an initial license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, for which a center has applied.

"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Human Services E "Department of Human Services" .

"Director E "director:definition" " means the on-site E "director:time at center" staff member responsible for the daily operation and management of the center.

"Division" means the Division of Youth and Family Services E "Division of Youth and Family Services" , Department of Human Services.

"Early childhood programE "early childhood programs:definition" " means a supervised group program serving six or more children under six years of age.

"ParentE "parent:definition" " means a birth or adoptive parent, legal guardian, or any other person having responsibility for, or custody of, a child.

"Person" means any individual, agency, corporation, company, association, organization, society, firm, partnership, joint stock company, the State or any political subdivision thereof.

"Refusal to renew a license E "license:non-renewal" or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval" means the non-issuance of a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval by the Bureau to a center after its existing license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval has expired.

"Regular Certificate of Life/Safety Approval E "Certificate of Life/Safety Approval:definition" " or "Regular Certificate" means a document issued by the Bureau to a center that is eligible for such approval, indicating that the center is in full compliance with the provisions of this manual specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-1.1(c).

"Regular licenseE "license:regular" " means a document issued by the Bureau to a center indicating that the center is in full compliance with all applicable provisions of this manual.

"Revocation of a license E "license:revocation" or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval" means a permanent removal of a center's current license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate.

"School-age child care program" means a supervised group program serving six or more children under 13 years of age who are enrolled in a public or private school, when their classes are not in session. The term, school-age child care programE "school-age child care programs:definition" , may also include programs that serve: kindergarten E "kindergarten" children before and/or after their regular school session; and pre-kindergarten children before and/or after their regular school session if the pre-kindergarten children attend the program for no more than three and a half hours.

"Shall" denotes a provision of this chapter that a center must meet to qualify for a license.

"Should" denotes a recommendation reflecting goals towards which a center is encouraged to work.

"Sponsor" means any person owning or legally responsible for operating a center.

"Staff memberE "staff members:definition" " or "staff" means any person(s) employed by or working for or at a center on a regularly scheduled basis. This includes full-time, part-time, voluntary E "volunteer staff" , substitute E "substitute staff" , contract or consulting personnel, whether compensated or not.

"Suspension of a license E "license:suspension" or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval" means a temporary removal of a center's current license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate.

"Temporary Certificate of Life/Safety ApprovalE "Certificate of Life/Safety Approval:definition" " or "Temporary Certificate" means a document issued by the Bureau to a center that is eligible for such approval, indicating that the center is in substantial compliance with the provisions of this manual specified in N.J.A.C. 10:122-1.1(c), provided that no serious or imminent hazard affecting the children exists in the center.

"Temporary licenseE "license:temporary" " means a document issued by the Bureau to a center that is in substantial compliance with the applicable provisions of this manual, provided that no serious or imminent hazard affecting the children exists in the center.

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