Section 375. Requirement of certificate or license to board children

Except for relatives within the second degree or  third  degree  of  the
  parents  of  a  child or children, relatives within the second degree or
  third degree  of  the  step-parent  of  a  child  or  children,  legally
  appointed  guardians,  schools and academies meeting the requirements of
  the education law as to compulsory education, camps operated for  profit
  for  the  accommodation  of  school  age children during school vacation
  periods under permits issued by  health  officers  pursuant  to  chapter
  seven  of  the  state  sanitary  code,  and persons with whom a child or
  children are placed out, no person shall  receive,  board  or  keep  any
  child under the age of eighteen years unless certified or licensed to do
  so as provided in this title.