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Related person – Any legal guardian or any of the following relationships established by marriage, adoption, or blood to the fifth (5th) degree: parent or step-parent; grandparent; brother, sister, step-sister, or step-brother; uncle or aunt; or niece or nephew.

Safety-sensitive position - Employment in which the employee has (1) direct contact with children and youth, (2) is entrusted with the direct care or custody of children and youth; and (3) whose performance of his or her duties may affect the health, welfare, or safety of children and youth, as defined in D.C. Official Code § 1-620.31(10) .

School-age child – A child who is between five (5) years of age and eighteen (18) years of age on or before September thirty (30) of the current school year.

Special needs – Conditions or characteristics of a person that reflect a need for particular care, services or treatment, most commonly physical and/or mental disabilities and/or delays and is evidence by IFSP or IEP.

Staff or staff member – An individual who provides child care or related services directly to a child on a person-to-person basis in a Child Development Facility, whether compensated or uncompensated. “Staff” includes a Center Director, teachers, assistant teachers, caregiver, assistant care giver.

Subsidized child care – Part-time or full-time child care services, subsidized in whole or in part to eligible families pursuant to local and federal law, including but not limited to Sections 5a and 6 of the Day Care Policy Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 13, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-216; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-404.01 and 4-405), and the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, approved November 19, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-186; 128 Stat. 1971).

Toddler – A child twelve (12) months to thirty-six (36) months of age.

Unencumbered Instructional or Play Space – Space that is free of permanent fixtures, architectural structures, equipment, bedding, and furniture that are unrelated to the program

Unusual incident – Any accident, injury, or other extraordinary event that involves a child in care, a staff member, or the operation of a Child Development Facility, including suspected child maltreatment or abuse.

Volunteer – A person rendering services to a Child Development Facility without compensation by the Facility, including a person so rendering services as part of an internship or otherwise under the auspices of an educational or