Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-5-5001
The following definitions apply in this Article.
1. "ADE" means the Arizona Department of Education, which administers the CACFP at the state level.
2. "Alternate approval" means a status the ADE confers on an uncertified, unlicensed provider that demonstrates compliance with CACFP child care standards to the ADE.
3. "Caregiver state licensing ratio requirements" means Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) regulations that mandate DHS oversight of child care facilities with five or more children in care for compensation where child care is provided for periods of less than 24 hours per day.
4. "Child care" means a compensated service that is provided to a child unaccompanied by a parent or guardian during a portion of a 24-hour day. The service includes supervised and planned care, training, recreation, and socialization.
5. "CACFP" means the Child and Adult Care Food Program, funded and administered at the federal level by the Food and Consumer Services, a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
6. "CCR&R" means child care resource and referral, a service the Department administers under A.R.S. § 41-1967.
7. "Center" means the same as "child care facility" in A.R.S. § 36-881(3).
8. "Certified" or "licensed" means a provider holds a license as prescribed in A.R.S. § 36-882, or is certified under A.R.S. § 46-807 or A.R.S. § 36-897.
9. "Child with special needs" means a child who needs increased supervision, modified equipment, modified activities, or a modified facility, within a child care setting, due to any physical, mental, sensory, or emotional delay, or medical condition, and includes a child with a disability.
10. "Compensation" means something given or received in return for child care, such as money, goods, or services.
11. "Contractor" means an agency with which the Department contracts for provision of CCR&R services.
12. "Customer" means a person who is requesting information from a CCR&R contractor.
13. "Database" means a computerized collection of CCR&R facts, figures, and information for licensed, certified, and registered providers and customers arranged for ease and speed of retrieval.
14. "Department" or DES means the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
15. "Dropped for cause" means an ADE Sponsoring Organization has terminated a family child care provider from participation in the CACFP.
16. "Exclude" means to refuse to include a particular provider in or to remove a provider from the CCR&R database.
17. "Family child care" means child care provided by a certified or registered provider in the provider's own home.
18. "In-home child care" means child care provided in a child's own home.
19. "Information only listing" means a provider listed on the CCR&R who will receive training information and other information about child care issues and activities, but who will not receive any referrals.
20. "Listing status" means the condition under which a provider may receive a referral (referral listing) or is restricted from receiving a referral (information only listing).
21. "Over-Ratio Referral Form" means a communication tool used to relay to the Department of Health Services (DHS) information concerning a potential violation of caregiver state licensing ratio requirements.
22. "Personally identifiable information" means any information about a person other than a provider, that, when considered alone, or in combination with other information, identifies or permits another person to readily identify the person who is the subject of the information. Personally identifiable information includes:
a. Name, address, and telephone number;
b. Date of birth or age;
c. Physical description;
d. School;
e. Place of employment; and
f. Any unique identifying number, such as driver's license number, a social security number, or regulatory license number.
23. "Program Administrator" means the person who oversees the Child Care Administration, a unit of the Department.
24. "Provider" means an adult who, or a facility that, provides child care services.
25. "Provider type" means a category of provider or program such as a center, family child care, and in-home child care.
26. "Referral" means the information listed in R6-5-5005(C), (D), and (E), that a Contractor gives to a customer.
27. "Referral listing" means that a contractor may refer a provider listed on the CCR&R registry or database to customers, and the provider may receive training and other information about child care issues and activities.
28. "Registered provider" means a family child care provider who is an adult and is not licensed or certified by any government agency, but who meets the requirements to be listed in the CCR&R registry.
29. "Registry" means the list of providers that:
a. Are not licensed or certified by a government agency,
b. Voluntarily list with CCR&R, and
c. Meet the requirements under A.R.S. § 41-1967 to receive referrals and training information.
30. "Regulated" means a provider who is required to meet licensing or certification standards set by a government agency, including a federal, state, or tribal government agency.
31. "Revocation" means the permanent removal of a child care provider's license or certificate by a government agency.
32. "SDA" means service delivery area, which is a specific geographic area where CCR&R services are offered.
33. "Sponsoring organization" means a public or non-profit private organization that administers the CACFP on behalf of ADE.
34. "Suspension" means that a regulatory agency has temporarily removed a provider's certificate or license.
35. "Work day" means Monday through Friday, excluding Arizona state holidays.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-5001