DCF 202.02(6)(6)“Family child care center” means a child care center licensed under s. 48.65, Stats., and ch. DCF 250.
DCF 202.02(7)(7) “Field trip” means any experience a child has away from the premises while in the care of a provider, whether the child walks or is transported.
DCF 202.02(7m)(7m) “Fit and qualified” means displaying the capacity to successfully nurture and care for children and may include consideration of any of the following:
DCF 202.02(7m)(a)(a) Results of the child care background check.
DCF 202.02(7m)(b)(b) Abuse of alcohol or drugs.
DCF 202.02(7m)(c)(c) A history of criminal, civil or other offenses, or administrative rule violations that are related to the care of children or clients or demonstrate an inability to manage the activities of a child care program.
DCF 202.02(7m)(d)(d) Exercise of unsound judgment.
DCF 202.02(7m)(e)(e) Compliance with the standards under this chapter.
DCF 202.02(8)(8)“Group child care center” means a child care center licensed under s. 48.65, Stats., and ch. DCF 251.
DCF 202.02(8m)(8m)“Hazard” means a potential source of harm, including a recalled product, that could jeopardize the health, safety, or well-being of children in care.
DCF 202.02(9)(9)“Health check provider” means a provider of health assessment and evaluation services eligible to be certified under s. DHS 105.37 (1) (a), including an outpatient hospital facility, health maintenance organization, visiting nurse association, clinic operated under a physician’s supervision, local public health agency, home health agency, rural health clinic, Indian health agency and neighborhood health center.
DCF 202.02(9d)(9d) “Household member” means a person who is age 10 or older, who resides, or is expected to reside, at a certified child care home and who is not a client of the certified child care operator.
DCF 202.02(9g)(9g)“In care” means a child care provider is responsible for the supervision, safety and developmental needs of children, on or off the premises, including during transportation provided by the certified child care operator. For purposes of this subsection, “children” includes children under 7 years of age who reside in the certified child care home.
DCF 202.02(9r)(9r)“Inclement weather” means stormy or severe weather, including any of the following:
DCF 202.02(9r)(a)(a) Heavy rain.
DCF 202.02(9r)(b)(b) Temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
DCF 202.02(9r)(c)(c) Wind chills of 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below for children age 2 and above.
DCF 202.02(9r)(d)(d) Wind chills of 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below for children under age 2.
DCF 202.02(10)(10)“Infant” means a child under one year of age.
DCF 202.02(11)(11)“In-home provider” means a person caring for a child in the child’s own home when the conditions in s. DCF 201.039 (5) are met.
DCF 202.02(12)(12)“Licensed physician” means a physician licensed under ch. 448, Stats.
DCF 202.02(12m)(12m)“Operator’s own children” means a certified family child care operator’s natural, adopted, step, and foster children, and any children who reside in the operator’s home.
DCF 202.02(13)(13)“Parent” means a “parent,” as defined under s. 48.02 (13), Stats., or a “guardian,” as defined under s. 48.02 (8), Stats.
DCF 202.02 NoteNote: Section 49.155 (1) (c), Stats., provides: “Notwithstanding s. 49.141 (1) (j), ‘parent’ means a custodial parent, foster parent, treatment foster parent, legal custodian or person acting in place of a parent.”
DCF 202.02(14)(14)“Physician assistant” means a health care professional certified under s. 448.04 (1) (f), Stats., and ch. Med 8.
DCF 202.02(15)(15)“Premises” means the tract of land on which the home used for child care is located, including all buildings and structures on that land.
DCF 202.02(18)(18)“Related to the provider” means the provider’s natural or adopted children, foster children, stepchildren, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, first cousins, nephews, nieces, uncles and aunts.
DCF 202.02(19)(19)“School-age child” means a child 5 years of age or older who is enrolled in a public school or a parochial or other private school.
DCF 202.02(20c)(20c)“Shaken baby syndrome” or “SBS” means a severe form of brain injury that occurs when an infant or young child is shaken forcibly enough to cause the brain to rebound against his or her skull.