As used in this article, 'child care provider' shall mean: 1. An operator of a group family day care home as defined in paragraph (d) of subdivision one of section three hundred ninety of the social services law or 2. A family day care home as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section three hundred ninety of the social services law or 3. An individual providing child care in reference to one or more children who are receiving child care assistance under title five-c of article six of the social services law under circumstances where the individual is not required to be licensed or registered under section three hundred ninety of the social services law or to be licensed under the administrative code of the city of New York.
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