Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Categories of child care centres
There shall be four categories of child care centres as follows:
(a)
home based child care centre which is a child care centre which receives less than ten children into the homes of the person registered under section 7;
(b)
work place based child care centre which is a child care centre at a work place which receives ten or more children.
(c)
community based child care centre which is a child care centre which receives ten or more children in a particular area and which receives aid from the Federal
Government or a State Government; and
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(d)
institution based child care centre which is a child care centre other than a child care centre under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) which receives ten or more children.
Prohibition of unregistered child care centres