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(14) Infant: A child under 12 months of age. (15) License: A written notice issued by the Department to a private facility approving the commencement of operations of a child care center. (16) Lifeguard: A person having the qualifications of and possessing a current American Red Cross, YMCA, or equivalent Lifeguard Certificate, current First Aid Certificate and current CPR (which includes adult, child, and infant) Certificate. (17) Night Care: A licensed facility operating between the hours of 1:00 am and 5:00 am. (18) Owner: The owner may be independent of the staff of the child care facility and not be required to be on the premises. However, the owner can be the director or a teacher/caregiver. If the owner serves in the capacity of staff and directly supervises children, he/she shall have state and federal fingerprint reviews completed in accordance with Section 63–13–10 et. Seq., Code of Laws of SC, as amended, in addition to meeting all other requirements. (19) Parent: The biological or adoptive mother or father, the legal guardian of the child or the individual agency with custody of the child. (20) Preschool Child: A child 3 or 4 years of age or older but not yet eligible for public kindergarten. (21) Provisional approval: A written notice issued by the Department to a department, agency or institution of the State, or a county, city or other political subdivision approving the commencement of operations of a public child care center although the operator is temporarily unable to comply with all of the requirements for approval. (22) Provisional license: A license issued by the Department to a director when the director is temporarily unable to comply with all the requirements for a license/approval. (23) Regular approval: A written notice issued by the Department for a two-year period to a department, agency or institution of the State, or a county, city or other political subdivision, approving the operation of a public child care center in accordance with the provisions of the regulations of the Department. (24) Regular license: A license issued by the Department for two years to a director showing that the licensee is in compliance with the regulations of the Department at the time of issuance and authorizing the licensee to operate in accordance with the regulations of the Department. (25) Renewal: To grant an extension of a regular license. (26) Revocation: To void the regular license of a child care center. (27) School-aged Child: A child at least old enough to enroll in public kindergarten. (28) Sex Offender Registry: A statewide computerized listing of names and other identifying information on convicted sex offenders maintained and updated by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and authorized by Section 23–3–400 et. Seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. (29) Staff: Full-time and part-time management, administrative, teaching/caregiving, program, maintenance, food service and service personnel; emergency and substitute personnel; supervised students; supervised student teachers and supervised volunteers. (30) Staff:Child Ratio: The maximum number of children permitted per teacher/caregiver. (31) Student Teacher: An individual enrolled in his/her final practicum to be qualified for teacher certification. He or she shall meet the same health standards as other staff and undergo background investigation. He or she may be included in staff:child ratios. (32) Student Volunteer: An individual at least 16 years of age from a recognized educational institution or who may receive credit, reimbursement for expenses or a stipend for providing services in a trainee capacity under supervision of a staff member at all times when providing direct care to children shall not be counted in the staff:child ratio. (33) Substitute Teacher: A person who is 18 years of age or older who teaches a class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., due to illness, personal leave, or vacation. This person shall meet all the requirements of an employed teacher/caregiver including training.