Or. Admin. R. 414-470-0005 - Definitions: Preschool Promise Program
The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rules 414-470-0000 through 414-470-0075.
(1)
"Child Care Provider" means a person or entity that provides care, supervision,
and guidance on a regular basis of a child, unaccompanied by a parent,
guardian, or custodian, during a part of the 24 hours of the day.
(2) "Culturally Specific Organization" means
an organization that serves a particular cultural community and is primarily
staffed and led by members of that community; these organizations demonstrate
intimate knowledge of lived experience of the community, including but not
limited to the impact of structural and individual racism or discrimination on
the community; knowledge of specific disparities documented in the community
and how that influences the structure of their program or service; ability to
describe the community's cultural practices, health and safety
beliefs/practices, positive cultural identity/pride/resilience, immigration
dynamics, religious beliefs, etc. and how their services have been adapted to
those cultural norms.
(3)
"Director" means the Early Learning System Director.
(4) "Division" means the Early Learning
Division of the Department of Education.
(5) "Early Learning Hub" or "Hub" means an
entity designated by regional partners to coordinate early learning services
under ORS
417.827.
(6) "Fiscal Agent" means a local entity that
may provide services for multiple Preschool Providers.
(7) "Preschool Promise Program" means the
preschool program administered by the Early Learning Division as directed under
ORS
329.172.
(8) "Preschool Promise Provider" means a
local entity who receives a grant or contract to provide preschool services
under the Preschool Promise Program
(9) "Spark Quality Rating and Improvement
System" means the system established through ORS
329A.261 which establishes a set of progressively higher standards used to evaluate the
quality of an early learning and development program and to support program
improvement.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.425(7)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.172
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