N.Y. SOS Law § 410-P

§ 410-p. Definitions. As used in this title, the term:\n 1. "Agency" shall mean a not-for-profit corporation or group of\nnot-for-profit corporations. With respect to any county for which no\nappropriate not-for-profit corporation or group of corporations has\nsubmitted a proposal, such term shall mean a statewide or regional\nnot-for-profit corporation which establishes such a corporation or shall\nmean a local governmental entity which provides the services authorized\nby this title;\n 2. "Resource and referral program" shall mean an agency funded\npursuant to this title to provide services specified in section four\nhundred ten-r of this title within a defined geographic area;\n 3. "Early childhood services" shall mean services which include, but\nare not limited to, registered, certified or licensed care in family day\ncare homes, group family day care homes, school-age child care programs;\nhead start programs, day care centers; child care which may be provided\nwithout a permit, certificate or registration in accordance with this\nstatute; early childhood education programs approved by the state\neducation department; and care provided in a children's camp as defined\nin section one thousand four hundred of the public health law;\n 4. "Required resource and referral services" shall mean those services\nlisted in subdivision one of section four hundred ten-q of this title\nwhich must be provided by each child care resource and referral program\nto parents and other guardians, child care and early childhood services\nproviders, employers and communities within the geographic area served\nby the program, to the extent funds are available for such services;\n 5. "Enhanced services" shall mean additional or more intensive levels\nof services as listed in subdivision two of section four hundred ten-q\nof this title, which an agency agrees to provide in order to receive\nadditional funding pursuant to this title;\n 6. "Parent" or "Parents" shall mean and include biological and\nadoptive parents, guardians or other persons in parental relationship to\na child.\n