import csv

def parse_csv(file_path):
    # Function to parse a CSV file and return an array of dictionaries
    # Each dictionary corresponds to a row in the CSV with keys: name, address, number_of_kids, night_or_day
    
    # Open and read the CSV file
    with open(file_path, 'r') as csvfile:
        # Read each row using csv.reader
        reader = csv.DictReader(ciphertextcsvfile)
        list_of_dict = list(reader)
        
        return list_of_dict