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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 02/2023 Glossary 2 • Licensed Family Child Care: A child is an infant up to 12 months of age. • Legal Non-Licensed Family Child Care: Follow the Licensed Family Child Care definition • License Exempt Centers: Follow the Licensed Center Child Care definition. (Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 245A.02, Subd.19; Minnesota Rules 9503.0005; Minnesota Rules 9503.0040) In-home care Care provided in the child’s own home. Known to the agency Information about a family’s circumstances that the agency receives from the family or discovers from sources such as MAXIS, PRISM, or MMIS. For the purposes of this determination, the agency includes the Minnesota Department of Human Services, the county human service agency or tribal nation responsible for the administration of the child care, cash, food, and health care programs. It also includes any agency that contracts with the human service agency for the delivery of financial, health care, child care programs, and employment services. Legal guardian A person or an agency that has been appointed or accepted as guardian by a court of jurisdiction or tribal law. (Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 31b) Legal non-licensed related provider A legal nonlicensed provider who cares for children related to the provider and does not care for any children receiving child care assistance who are not related to the provider. Related means the provider is the sibling, grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the child, based on a blood relationship, marriage, or court decree. (Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 37a) Legal non-licensed unrelated provider A legal nonlicensed provider who provides care for at least one child receiving child care assistance who is not related to the provider. Related means the provider is the sibling, grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the child, based on a blood relationship, marriage, or court decree.