Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 110 - Licensing Services › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Part 15 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, DROP-IN PROGRAMS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS, -DAY PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAMS FOR SICK CHILDREN › Section 340:110-3-275 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this Part shall
					 have the following meaning unless the context clearly states otherwise:
"Adult"
means an individual 18 years of age
					 and older.
"Child"
means an individual younger than 18
					 years of age.
"Child care centers"
means programs that
					 operate 30 or more hours per week.
"Child passenger restraint system"
means an
					 infant or child passenger restraint system, such as a car or booster seat, that
					 meets federal standards for crash-tested restraint systems as set by the United
					 States Department of Transportation.
"Children with disabilities"
means children
					 who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition
					 and also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that
					 generally required by children.
"Classroom"
means an area designated for a
					 group of children defined by permanent or temporary walls or barriers.
"Communicable disease"
means an illness that
					 spreads directly or indirectly from person-to-person with the potential to
					 cause a serious infection.
"Date"
means the month, day, and year.
"Day camps"
means programs that operate during
					 school breaks for 12 hours or less per day, serve children 5-year-olds and
					 older who are attending, or have completed kindergarten or above, and use the
					 outdoors as a major program component for at least 50 percent of the daily
					 hours of operation.
"Disposition"
means the final outcome or
					 settlement of criminal charges, such as decisions or rulings by the
					 court.
"Drop-in programs"
means programs that operate
					 30 or more hours per week with individual children attending six hours or less
					 per day and 24 hours or less per week, with an allowance for three extra
					 six-hour days per 12 months per child.
"Facility"
means the program premises and the
					 buildings used for child care.
"Fall height"
means the vertical distance
					 between the highest designated play surface on a piece of equipment and the
					 surface beneath it.
"Full name"
means the first and last name when
					 referring to a person.
"General Education Development"
or
"GED"
means a high school diploma equivalent from the American
					 Council on Education.
"Hazard"
means anything that may inflict
					 injury or cause harm.
"High school diploma"
means a diploma
					 recognized by the Oklahoma State Board of Education or an equivalent entity
					 from another state.
"Inaccessible"
means children are unable to
					 access an item or area due to the use of a lock or child-proof barrier or the
					 item is too high for children to easily reach.
"Infant"
means a child from birth up to 12
					 months of age.
"Infection control"
means the policies,
					 procedures, and practices used to prevent and control the spread of infection,
					 such as cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting, hand and personal hygiene,
					 diapering procedures, handling and disposing of soiled and contaminated items,
					 health separation and exclusion criteria, and immunization policies.
"Licensing"
means the Oklahoma Department of
					 Human Services staff responsible for monitoring and consulting with
					 programs.
"Locked"
means the use of a secure device that
					 can only be opened by a key, combination, or code.
"Out-of-school time programs"
means programs
					 that operate when school is not in session, such as before- and after-school
					 and school breaks, and serve 3-year-olds and older who are attending or have
					 completed pre-kindergarten or above.
"Owner"
means the business entity who owns the
					 program.
"Parent"
means an individual who is legally
					 responsible for the child, such as a mother, father, legal custodian, or legal
					 guardian.
"Part-day programs"
means programs that
					 operate for more than 15, but less than 30 hours per week.
"Potentially hazardous foods"
means foods that
					 contain milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish,
					 crustaceans, cut tomatoes, cut melons, cut leafy greens, raw seed sprouts, or
					 other ingredients in a form capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth
					 of harmful microorganisms.
"Program"
means the business entity that
					 provides care, supervision, and learning opportunities for children.
"Programs for sick children"
means programs
					 that serve children with illnesses or symptoms preventing them from comfortable
					 participation in activities in a program caring for children who are well. The
					 children require more care than personnel in a program caring for children who
					 are well can provide without compromising the health and safety of other
					 children in care.
"Requirements"
means licensing requirements
					 the program is required to follow.
"Responsible entity"
means an individual who
					 is authorized to obligate the business.
"Safe drinking water"
means potable water,
					 free from pollution, harmful organisms, and impurities as determined by the
					 Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.
"Specialized service professional"
means an
					 individual from an academic discipline or field of expertise who provides
					 individualized services to a child, such as behavioral or physical
					 therapists.
"Supervision"
means the function of observing,
					 overseeing, and guiding a child or group of children, including an awareness of
					 and responsibility for, the ongoing activity of each child and being near
					 enough to intervene when needed.
"Teaching personnel"
means master teachers,
					 teachers, assistant teachers, and substitutes who provide care, supervision,
					 and learning opportunities for children.
"Transportation"
means anytime a child in care
					 is driven in a vehicle, whether provided, arranged, or contracted by the
					 program.
"Unsupervised access to children"
means an
					 individual being present with children without personnel present who have a
					 complete criminal history review.
"Use zones"
means the clearance spaces and
					 surfaces under and around a piece of equipment onto which a child falling or
					 exiting from the equipment is expected to land.
"Volunteer"
means an individual who provides
					 services to the program without compensation.