"Incumbent workforce" means an individual or a group of individuals working or having worked in the early childhood industry, including family child care and center-based care settings, Preschool for All school-based settings, and Head Start, that serves children from birth to age 5 and includes teachers, assistant teachers, directors, family child care providers, and assistants. [110 ILCS 28/10]

"Licensed facility" means a program or a facility that is licensed by the State to provide child care or day care services.

"License-exempt facility" means a program or facility that is not required to be licensed by the State to provide child care and day care services and may include programs operated by public or private elementary school systems, high schools or institution of higher learning; and programs conducted on federal government premises.