Specifications include, but are not limited to: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) recognizes the value of school-age child care programs. School-age child care programs are designed to provide professional, developmental child care for school-age children in pre-kindergarten through grade five of working parents who reside within the attendance areas of designated schools. All school-age child care programs using space in HCPS must be licensed and non-profit, i.e., IRS501(c)(3), and operate under an annual lease agreement prepared by the Office of Operations for HCPS. The annual lease agreement shall take precedence over terms found herein. The HCPS onsite agreement is intended to define requirements and operational agreements that are unique or specific to the local school community and child care provider allowing the school principal primary control of the many aspects of housing a school-age child care program while fostering an open and productive working relationship between the school community and the provider.