Definitions

In this Act: (1) Child care worker The term child care worker means any individual whose primary and daily focus of work is— (A) providing child care services, including direct care and education services, to children for a family child care provider or other child care provider, or a provider of early childhood education, that is in compliance with any licensing or registration standards, or regulations, of the State, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization involved; and (B) providing the child care services in a center-based or home-based setting. (2) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). (3) State The term State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (4) Tribal organization The term Tribal organization has the meaning given the term tribal organization in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).