La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLXV-1103
Child or Children-individuals who are five years of age or less.
Child Care Provider-a taxpayer who owns an eligible child care facility or facilities.
Early Childhood Care and Education Network-the network established through R.S. 17:407.23 and Bulletin 140 as the comprehensive and integrated network through which BESE manages and oversees publicly-funded early childhood care and education programs, which include type III early learning centers and family child care homes that are registered, CCAP-certified, and have current academic approval by the department, in order to improve kindergarten readiness.
Eligible Child Care Facility-a type III early learning center that has current academic approval and a valid type III early learning center license issued by the LDE and is participating in the unified quality rating system, or a family child care home that is registered, CCAP-certified, and has current academic approval by the department and is participating in the unified quality rating system.
Quality Rating-the number of "stars" awarded to an eligible child care facility by the unified quality rating system on July 1 of each year.
Quality Rating System-see unified quality rated system.
Service Period-the months within the calendar quarter for which a child received care.
Type III Early Learning Center-an early learning center that directly or indirectly receives state or federal funds from any source other than the federal food and nutrition programs.
Unified Quality Rating System-system that sets forth the criteria for evaluating and rating the quality of an eligible child care facility in terms of "stars" with five "stars" being the highest.
La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLXV-1103