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Title 28, Part CLXV Louisiana Administrative Code April 2025 2 or on the property where care is being provided by an in- home provider, or being a non-caregiver adult living in the home where care is provided by an in-home provider; or being any person present in either type of home or property when one or more children are in care and not expressly exempt from the requirements for a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes. Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR and R)—a state or local organization with whom the department has contracted to provide services to families, early childhood professionals, and communities statewide. Contracted Seats—seats for full-time care for infants through three-year-old children of CCAP-eligible families, as defined in Chapter 5 of this Part, for which the LDOE pays a CCAP-certified child care provider for a specified number of child care seats. DCFS—Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. Department—Louisiana Department of Education. Determination of Eligibility—determination by the department of a person’s eligibility for child care purposes based on the results of a child care criminal background check (CCCBC). Early Learning Center—any child day care center, Early Head Start center, Head Start center, or stand-alone prekindergarten program that is not attached to a school. 1. Type I Early Learning Center—an early learning center that is owned or operated by a church or religious organization that is qualified as a tax exempt organization under §501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and that receives no state or federal funds directly or indirectly from any source. 2. Type II Early Learning Center—an early learning center that either receives no state or federal funds directly or indirectly from any source or whose only source of state or federal funds is from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food and nutrition programs. 3. Type III Early Learning Center—an early learning center that directly or indirectly receives state or federal funds from any source other than the federal food and nutrition programs. Excessive Absences—failure of a child to attend at least one day in the prior certified month. Excessive Back Scansfour or more back scans in a seven consecutive day period or ten or more back scans in one calendar month. FITAP—Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program. Family Child Care Provider—one or more individuals who provides child care services for fewer than 24 hours per day per child, unless care in excess of 24 hours is due to the nature of the parent’s work, for six or fewer children, in a private residence other than the child’s residence. Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP)—program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) that provides cash assistance to families with dependent children. Full-Time Care—child care calculated to be 30 or more hours per week that is paid in units of days or half days with a maximum of 22 days per month. Group Sizethe number of children assigned to a teacher or team of teachers occupying an individual classroom or well-defined space within a large room. Head of Householdan individual who is over the age of 18 or under the age of 18 and emancipated by law with whom the child customarily resides more than half the time. The head of household is either the child’s parent or an adult household member with primary responsibility for the child’s financial support and care, if the parent is not living in the home or is living in the home but is under age 18 and not emancipated by law, or is disabled and is unable to care for himself and his child(ren). Helping Individuals Reach Employment (HiRE)—system through which job seekers may file for unemployment and search for jobs that match their experience and interest. Homeless—lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term “homeless” shall encompass children and youths experiencing the particular conditions and situations provided for in subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Act, 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2). Household—a group of individuals living together that consists of a head of household, that person's legal spouse or non-legal spouse, disabled adult parents who are unable to care for themselves or their child(ren) who are in need of child care, and all children under the age of 18 who are dependent on the head of household or spouse, including the minor unmarried parents (MUPs) who are not legally emancipated, and children of MUPs Household Designee (HD)―an adult who is designated in writing by the CCAP head of household, other responsible household member, or authorized representative to drop-off and pick-up the child or children from a CCAP provider. In the case of an in-home provider, a household designee is the person to whom the provider may release the child or children when the provider leaves the home. Improper Payments—any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount (including underpayments or overpayments) under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements; and includes any payment to an ineligible recipient, any payment for an ineligible service, any duplicate payment and any payment for a service not received. Ineligibility Period for Providers—period of time following the termination or closure of a CCAP provider’s certification during which the provider is ineligible for certification.