For the purposes of this part:

“Care” refers to those situations where a person or organization has agreed to assume and has been entrusted with the responsibility for the child’s supervision, development, safety, and protection apart from the parent or guardian.

“Child abuse record check” means an examination of an individual’s child abuse confirmation history through:

(1) An initial name inquiry into the state child welfare record files;

(2) Subsequent child abuse confirmation history checks for new hires, rehires, and household members;

(3) A name inquiry into state child welfare record files; and

(4) A name inquiry into other states’ child abuse and neglect registries in states where the individual has resided during the past five years.

“Child care facility” means a place maintained by any individual, organization, or agency for the purpose of providing care for children with or without charging a fee at any time. It includes a family child care home, group child care home, and group child care center.

“Child care subsidy” means a payment made to low-income parents, guardians, or other responsible parties to pay for the care of a child under the age of thirteen years, or age thirteen years or older if the child has qualifying special needs as defined under federal law.

“Family child care home” means a private residence, including a home, apartment, unit, or townhouse, as those terms are defined in § 502C-1, at which care may be provided for three to no more than six children who are unrelated to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption, at any given time.

“Group child care center” means a facility, other than a private home, at which care is provided.

“Group child care home” means a facility, which may be an extended or modified private home, at which care is provided for seven to twelve children.

“Provider” means the person who is issued the license or certificate of registration, as the case may be, by the department to provide care in a child care facility.