Ky. Rev. Stat. § 199.894 (2026)

As used in KRS 199.892 to 199.896, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(2) "Secretary" means secretary for health and family services;

(3) "Child-care center" means any child-care center that provides full- or part-time care, day or night, to four (4) or more children in a nonresidential setting who are not the children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or children in legal custody of the operator. "Child-care center" shall not include any child-care facility operated by a religious organization while religious services are being conducted, or a youth development agency. For the purposes of this section, "youth development agency" means a program with tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501(c)(3), which operates continuously throughout the year as an outside-school-hours center for youth who are six (6) years of age or older, and for which there are no fee or scheduled-care arrangements with the parent or guardian of the youth served;

(4) "Department" means the Department for Community Based Services; and

(5) "Family child-care home" means a private home that is the primary residence of an individual who provides full or part-time care day or night for six (6) or fewer children who are not the children, siblings, stepchildren, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or children in legal custody of the provider. Effective: July 15, 2020 History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2020. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 193, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 17, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 156, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1), (13), (21) and (30). -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 2.