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Child care center rules... 51 pages
(d) “Center” means a child care center or day care center which is a facility other than a private
residence, which receives 1 or more preschool or school-age children for care for periods of
less than 24 hours a day, and at which the parents or guardians are not immediately available
to the children. It includes a facility that provides care for not less than 2 consecutive weeks,
regardless of the number of hours of care per day. The facility is generally described as a
child care center, day care center, day nursery, nursery school, parent cooperative preschool,
prekindergarten, play group, or drop-in center.
“Center” does not include any of the following:
(i) A Sunday school, a vacation Bible school, or a religious instructional class which is
conducted by a religious organization and at which children are in attendance for not
more than 3 hours per day for an indefinite period, or not more than 8 hours per day for
a period not to exceed 4 weeks during a 12-month period, or a facility operated by a
religious organization where children are cared for not more than 3 hours while persons
responsible for the children are attending religious services.
(ii) A special education program or service conducted under the authority of article 3 of
1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1766.
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(iii) A kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school program operated by a local or intermediate
school district under the authority of 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 et seq. However,
this exemption shall not apply to a prekindergarten program or to a child care center
program for school-age children operated by a local or intermediate school district.
(iv) An elementary or secondary school program operated by a nonpublic school. However,
this exemption shall not apply to a prekindergarten program or a child care center program
for school-age children operated by a nonpublic school.
(v) A kindergarten operated as part of a nonpublic elementary school. However, this
exemption shall not apply to a nonpublic kindergarten operated as part of a child care
center.
(vi) A program that is primarily supervised, school-age-child-focused training in a specific
subject, including, but not limited to, dancing, drama, music, or religion. This exclusion
applies only to the time a child is involved in supervised, school-age-child-focused
training.
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(vii) A program that is primarily an incident of group athletic or social activities for schoolage
children sponsored by or under the supervision of an organized club or hobby
group, including, but not limited to, youth clubs, scouting, and school-age recreational
or supplementary education programs. This exclusion applies only to the time the
school-age child is engaged in the group athletic or social activities and if the schoolage
child can come and go at will.
