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care based on attendance only; (2) give priority to children from low-income families when filling available child care spaces in the facility. (h) The department shall, in consultation with a child care resource and referral agency in the state and parents, adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this section, including criteria used to designate a child care facility as a quality child care facility under (b)(4) of this section. (i) In addition to the grants provided in (a) and (d) of this section, the department may, subject to appropriations for that purpose, provide grants to the highest performing and highest quality child care facilities in the state. The department may use quality recognition and improvement system metrics to determine the highest performing and highest quality child care facilities in the state. To receive a grant under this subsection, the child care facility must be currently licensed under AS 47.32 and applicable municipal licensing requirements. (j) A child care facility receiving a grant under (a) or (d) of this section may not deny a child acceptance to the facility based on disability or socioeconomic status. Sec. 47.25.080. [Renumbered as AS 47.55.080.] Sec. 47.25.090. [Renumbered as AS 47.55.090.] Sec. 47.25.095. Definitions for child care assistance and child care grant programs. In AS 47.25.001 — 47.25.095, (1) “child” means a person below 13 years of age, or a minor who has a developmental disability; (2) “child care” means the care, supervision, and guidance of a child or children unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian on a regular basis for periods of less than 24 hours a day; (3) “child care facility” means an establishment licensed as a child care facility under AS 47.32 that provides care for children not related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption to the owner, operator, or manager of the facility or an establishment recognized by the federal government for the care of children; (4) “department” means the Department of Health; (5) “developmental disability” means a disability under which a person is incapable of self- care, as verified by a physician or licensed or certified psychologist who has examined the person; (6) “electronic application” means an application for benefits or renewal of benefits electronically completed and submitted through the department's Internet website. Sec. 47.25.100. [Renumbered as AS 47.55.100.] Sec. 47.25.110. [Repealed, § 1 ch 118 SLA 1968.] Article 2. General Relief Assistance. Sec. 47.25.120. Eligibility for assistance.