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13 56. Licensing or Regulatory Requirements: Requirements necessary for a provider to legally provide child care services in a state or locality including regulations and requirements established under State, Local, or Tribal Law. The Mississippi Child Care Licensing Law (see Miss. Code §43-20-3) provides the legal authority under which the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) regulates health, safety, and welfare in licensed child care facilities. 57. Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines and Standards: Educational standards and guidelines for children from birth through four years old. 58. Natural Disaster: Catastrophic events that cause, or may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons, per Section 602(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5195a(a)(1)). Examples of these events include but are not limited to hurricanes, tornados, floods, earthquakes, fires, or snowstorms. 59. Neglected Child: A child (i) whose parent, guardian or custodian or any person responsible for his care or support, neglects or refuses, when able so to do, to provide for him proper and necessary care or support, or education as required by law, or medical, surgical, or other care necessary for his well-being; (ii) who is otherwise without proper care, custody, supervision or support; or (iii) who, for any reason, lacks the special care made necessary for him by reason of his mental condition, whether the mental condition is having mental illness or having an intellectual disability; or (iv) who, for any reason, lacks the care necessary for his health, morals or well-being. 60. Non-Traditional Care: Includes weeknight care and supervision of children for less than 24 hours per day within the twelve hours between 6:00 p.m. and 5:59 a.m., and/or weekend care and supervision of children between 6:00 p.m. Friday and 5:59 a.m. Monday. 61. Notice of Redetermination (Parent): Informs the parent and provider of a child’s upcoming redetermination of eligibility. 62. Notice of Redetermination (Provider): Informs the provider of an upcoming redetermination of eligibility. 63. Parent: A mother or father by blood, marriage, or adoption; a legal guardian; or another person standing in loco parentis. 64. Parent with a Disability: A parent who meets the SSI definition of disability by being unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months. 65. Part-Time Child Care: Child care provided for fewer than six (6) hours of a 24-hour day. 66. Preschool-Aged Child: Children from three (3) years of age up to their first day of kindergarten, with the exception of children participating in Early Head Start, Head Start, or public PreK programs during the school day. 67. Priority Population: A term used to refer to a population with shared characteristics and identify the order in which applications will be processed in the event that funding is inadequate to serve all applicants.