Subd. 2. Applicant.

"Child care fund applicants" means all parents; stepparents; legal guardians; eligible relative caregivers; relative custodians who accepted a transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child under section 260C.515, subdivision 4 , or similar permanency disposition in Tribal code; successor custodians or guardians as established by section 142A.605, subdivision 10 ; or foster parents providing care to a child placed in a family foster home under section 260C.007, subdivision 16b . Applicants must be members of the family and reside in the household that applies for child care assistance under the child care fund.