caregivermeans an individual, including a relative, neighbor, or family friend, who regularly or frequently provides care, with or without compensation, for a child for whom the individual is not the parent.
child care providermeans a provider of non-residential child care services (including center-based, family-based, and in-home child care services) for compensation who or that is legally operating under State law, and complies with applicable State and local requirements for the provision of child care services.
equipmentmeans donated equipment and not the use of equipment.
facilitiesincludes the use of facilities, but the term “equipment” means donated equipment and not the use of equipment.
Indian tribehas the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
Local Councilmeans a Local Council established or designated under section 9413(a) of this title that serves one or more localities.
localitymeans a city, county, borough, township, or area served by another general purpose unit of local government, an Indian tribe, a Regional Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian entity.
parentmeans a biological parent, an adoptive parent, a stepparent, a foster parent, or a legal guardian of, or a person standing in loco parentis to, a child.
poverty linemeans the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 9902(2) of title 42) applicable to a family of the size involved.
Regional Corporationmeans an entity listed in section 619(4)(B) of title 42.
Secretarymeans the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Statemeans each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
trainingmeans instruction in early learning that—
young childmeans any child from birth to the age of mandatory school attendance in the State where the child resides.