La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XXI-101
Adult Day Care Center-any place or facility, operated by any person for the primary purpose of providing care, supervision and guidance of 10 or more people 18 years and older, not related to the caregiver and unaccompanied by parent or guardian, on a regular basis, for a total of at least 20 hours in a continuous seven day week in a place other than the person's home.
Child-a person who has not reached age 18 or otherwise been legally emancipated.
Child Day Care Center-any place or facility operated by any institution, political subdivision, society, agency, corporation, person or persons, or any other group for the purpose of providing care, supervision, and guidance of seven or more children, not including those related to the caregiver, unaccompanied by parent or legal custodian, on a regular basis for at least twelve and one-half hours in a continuous seven-day week. If a child day care center provides transportation or arranges for transportation to and from the center, either directly or by contract with third parties, all hours during which a child is being transported shall be included in calculating the hours of operation. A child day care center that remains open for more than twelve and one-half hours in a continuous seven-day week, and in which no individual child remains for more than twenty-four hours in one continuous stay shall be known as a full-time child day care center. A child day care center that remains open after 9 p.m. shall meet the regulations established for nighttime care.
Day Care Center-includes adult day care center, and early learning center.
Early Learning Center-any child day care center, early head start center, head start center, or stand-alone prekindergarten program not attached to a school.
Food Preparation-any activity in which food or beverages (other than pre-packaged individual servings) are cooked, processed, mixed, unpackaged or otherwise handled for service to the staff and clients of a care facility.
Head Start and Early Head Start Programs-the federally-funded early childhood care and education programs that promote and teach school readiness to children ages birth to five years of age from low-income families and provide services in the areas of education, social services for families, nutrition, family engagement, health and mental health, as well as providing the physical plant and instructional staff members for such purposes.
Infant-any child under the age of 12 months.
Preschool-any child less than five years of age.
Residential Facility-any place, facility, or home operated by any person who receives therein four or more people who are not related to such person for supervision, care, lodging and maintenance with or without transfer of custody. This shall include, but not be limited to group homes, community homes, maternity homes, juvenile detention centers, emergency shelters, halfway homes and schools for the mentally retarded.
Suitable Barrier-any gate or other device designed to exclude children which is non-climbable and not easily opened by children, with openings in the barrier no greater than 3 1/2 inches to prevent entrapment. Pantograph-type gates shall not be permitted.
La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XXI-101