[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR55.7]



[Page 139]

 

                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 55_CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 55.7  Defintions.



    As used in this subpart--

    Child development center means a facility located on a Coast Guard 

installation that offers, on a regularly scheduled basis, developmental 

services designed to foster social, emotional, physical, creative, and 

intellectual growth to groups of children.

    Child development services means developmental services provided at 

a child development center or by a family child care provider at his or 

her Coast Guard-owned or -leased home.

    Coast Guard family child care provider means a Coast Guard family 

member, 18 years of age or older, who provides child care for 10 hours 

or more per week per child to one but no more than six children, 

including the provider's own children under the age of eight, on a 

regular basis in his or her Coast Guard-owned or -leased housing.

    Coast Guard family child care services means child care provided on 

a regularly scheduled basis for 10 hours or more a week by an individual 

certified by the Coast Guard and who resides in Coast Guard-controlled 

housing.

    Command means the Commanding Officer of one or more units of 

personnel in a limited geographic area with responsibility for a child 

development center.

    Family child care means child care provided in the home of a 

provider, either a Coast Guard family child care provider or a family 

home day care provider.

    Family home day care provider means an individual 18 years of age or 

older who is licensed by the state agency that regulates child care. 

This person provides child care to one but to no more than six children, 

including the provider's own children under the age of eight, on a 

regular basis in his or her residence.

    Geographic cost of living allowance means the adjustment in basic 

pay related to higher living costs in certain geographic areas.

    Total family income means the earned income for adult members of the 

household including wages, salaries, tips, long-term disability benefits 

received by a family, incentive and special pay for service or anything 

else of value, even if not taxable, that was received for providing 

services. Also included is Basic Allowance for Housing and Basic 

Allowance for Subsistence authorized for the pay grade of military 

personnel, whether the allowance is received in cash or in-kind. Total 

Family Income does not include: the geographic cost of living allowance; 

alimony and child support; temporary duty allowances or reimbursements 

for educational expenses; veterans benefits; workers compensation 

benefits; and, unemployment compensation. These are to be excluded from 

total family income.

    Uneconomical and inefficient means that the fees collected from 

parents can not be used in a manner that provides a quality program at 

an affordable cost to parents using the child care services.