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9. Care and Custody means Children in the Care and Custody of the Department or a Federally Recognized Tribe.
10. Caseworker means an employee of the Department or Federally Recognized Tribe, authorized to provide specialized case management services to At-Risk Children, Children in Open Child Protective Cases, and Children in the Care and Custody of the Department.
11. Child means an individual (a) between six (6) weeks and under thirteen (13) years of age, (b) who turns thirteen (13) years old during a twelve (12) month eligibility period, or (c) a Child with Special Needs who is under the age of nineteen (19). 12. Child Care Affordability Program (CCAP) means financial support for eligible families with low income(s) and other designated client categories; available dependent upon funding; and which may pay for Child Care Services provided by a qualified Child Care Provider. 13. Child Care Affordability Program Payments means the amount set by the Department, based on the Market Rate, minus the Parent Fee, that the Department reimburses the Child Care Provider on behalf of the Parent for Child Care Services provided to an eligible Child by an enrolled Child Care Provider. 14. Child Care Center means an entity licensed by the Department in which a Child Care Provider maintains or otherwise provides Child Care Services, for any part of a day, for thirteen (13) or more Children.
15. Child Care Facility means a Provider licensed as a Child Care Facility by the Department.
16. Child Care Provider (Provider) means an entity providing child care services who is qualified to participate in CCAP. A Provider is: (a) a Child Care Facility or Family Child Care Provider licensed by the Department, (b) a Child Care Provider licensed by New Hampshire, or (c) a License-Exempt Child Care Provider as defined in this rule.
17. Child Care Services means care provided to an eligible Child by an eligible Child Care Provider.
18. Child Protective Services (CPS) means a specialized casework service provided by the Department to neglected or abused Child(ren) and their families. For the purposes of these rules the following families and Children qualify as involved with Child Protective Services (CPS): At-Risk Children, Children involved in Open Child Protective Cases, and Children in Care and Custody.