SECTION 1: Section 1A of chapter 15D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition,  is hereby amended by inserting after the words “child development center” the following:-

“private child care program,”

SECTION 2. Said section 1A of chapter 15D of the General Laws is hereby further amended by striking in line 22 the words “unless the services of that system are primarily limited to ” and inserting in place thereof:-

“if said part of a system does not provide”

SECTION 3. Said section 1A of chapter 15D of the General Laws is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition “Preschool-aged” the following definition:-

“Private child care program,” a program or facility operated on a regular basis as part of a private, organized educational system, whether known as a child nursery, nursery school, kindergarten, child play school, progressive school, child development center, preschool or known under any other name, which receives children not of common parentage under 7 years of age, or under 16 years of age if those children have special needs, for nonresidential custody and care during part or all of the day separate from their parents. Such a program may operate before and after school and may also operate during school vacation and holidays. Private child care program shall not include services provided as part of a private, organized educational system to children not of common parentage above 6 years of age, or above 15 years of age if those children have special needs.