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Daycare center,” “nursery school,” or “preschool” means any type of group daycare programs, for children or adults, including nursery schools for children under minimum age for education in public schools, parent cooperative nursery schools, playgroups for preschool children, covering afterschool care for school children, and programs which provide organized learning and education experiences, provided such establishments are licensed by the state and conducted in accordance with state requirements. For the purpose of this title the following shall also apply to daycare center, nursery schools or preschools:

A. Babysitting care” means a dwelling which provides occasional custodial care to children, for periods of less than 24 hours, who do not reside within the residence of the person providing the care. Babysitting care is not necessarily provided in exchange for compensation.

B. Home based daycare” means a licensed daycare that regularly provides daycare for not more than 12 children or adults in the provider’s home in the family living quarters, for periods of less than 24 hours.

C. Mini daycare center” means a place, other than the home of the provider, which provides regular custodial care for one to 12 children, for periods of less than 24 hours.

D. Daycare center” means a place, other than the home of the provider, which provides regular custodial care for 12 or more children, for periods of less than 24 hours.

E. Preschool/nursery school” means a place, other than the home of the provider, which provides regular custodial care and/or organized learning and educational experiences for children. (Ord. 6245 § 3, 2009; Ord. 4705 § 2, 1994; Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)