### Question
Can you define what school-age children means?


### Answer
**School-age children** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 9877*:

> children aged five through thirteen, except that in any State in which by State law children at an earlier age are provided free public education, the age provided in State law shall be substituted for age five

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9877*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 105-COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER IV-GRANTS TO STATES FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF DEPENDENT CARE PROGRAMS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES**

