day care centre "day care centre" means, subject to section 3, any premises at which four or more persons are received for care for a continuous period exceeding three hours between the hours of sunrise and sunset in a day, and for at least three days in a week, whether for reward or otherwise; but in the case of premises operated or managed by a natural person, a person who is a relative of that person shall not be reckoned in determining the number of persons received at the premises for the purposes of this definition; ACT 506 - CARE CENTRES ACT 1993 2. Interpretation.