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Peak hours – For programs operating during traditional daytime hours, the hours between 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.; and for programs operating outside of traditional daytime hours, time periods as specified in writing to, and accepted by, OSSE.

Person – A corporation, partnership, and government as well as an individual.

Premises – Land and any structure, building or improvement, or any portion thereof, operated by a Child Development Facility licensed by OSSE to provide care and other services, supervision and guidance for children, infants, and toddlers on a regular basis. The term includes, but is not limited to, all land, structures or buildings used for educational functions and all land, structures, buildings, or other improvements used for accessory uses normally incidental to provide care and other services, supervision and guidance for children, infants, and toddlers on a regular basis, including but not restricted to indoor and outdoor areas, field houses, gymnasiums, parking lots, greenhouses, playgrounds, stadiums, and open space.

Preschool or preschooler – A child thirty-six (36) to sixty (60) months of age but younger than school age.

Pre-service training – Required training for paid employees of a Child Development Facility that shall take place prior to or within ninety (90) calendar days of providing service.

Pre-k Act – Pre-k Enhancement and Expansion Amendment Act of 2008, effective July 18, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-202; D.C. Official Code §§ 38- 271.01 et seq.).

Pre-K age children – Children who are (a) Three (3) years of age on or before September 30 of the program year for which the child is being enrolled;