Or. Admin. R. 414-580-0000 - Definitions
The following definitions apply to Division 580 of Chapter 414:
(1) "Department" means the
Department of Early Learning and Care.
(2) "Early Care and Education Provider" means
any of the following entities and their staff:
(a) A child care facility that is required to
be certified under ORS
329A.280 or a provider that is
required to be registered under ORS
329A.330;
(b) Any program receiving state public
funding for early childhood care and education services;
(c) Providers of the Preschool Promise
program described in ORS
329.172;
(d) Providers of the Oregon Prenatal to
Kindergarten program described in ORS
329.175;
(e) Providers of the infant and toddler care
program described in ORS
417.784; and
(f) Providers of the Relief Nursery program
described in ORS 417.788.
(3) "Exclusionary Practices" means any action
taken by an Early Care and Education Provider that limits the enrollment,
participation, or attendance of a child due to the child's ability, specialized
needs, or behavior.
(4) "Expulsion"
means permanently dismissing a Young child from the early care and education
program.
(5) "Infant and Early
Childhood Mental Health Consultation" or "IECMHC" means a prevention-based
approach that pairs a mental health consultant with adults who work with
infants and Young Children in the different settings where they learn and grow,
such as child care, preschool, home visiting, and early intervention. It
employs a culturally responsive and Trauma-Informed lens and involves providing
training and coaching to child care and Early Care and Education Providers that
helps promote healthy social-emotional development, and which builds on child,
family and provider strengths to ensure inclusive, supportive care for all
children.
(6) "Regional Service
Provider" means an entity that provides IECMHC services to Early Care and
Education Providers and coordinates IECMHC services with other early childhood
technical assistance providers, to promote Early Care and Education Provider
access to resources, training, and other technical assistance
opportunities.
(7) "Soft Expulsion"
means actions taken by an Early Care and Education Provider that make the
program an unviable arrangement for the family or Young Child and leaves the
family with little choice but to withdraw the child from the program.
(8) "Supported Break" means a brief,
time-limited period that a child spends apart from the early care and education
environment, or from a specific activity within the environment, for the
purpose of a supportive co-regulation or sensory break. A Supported Break
occurs with the active engagement of an Early Care and Education
Provider.
(9) "Suspension" means
temporarily dismissing a Young Child from the early care and education
environment, through In-Program Suspension or Out-of-Program Suspension.
(a) "In-Program Suspension" means temporarily
prohibiting the child from engaging in the classroom or group setting by
sending the child to a different location within the program or building. A
Supported Break is not an in-Program Suspension.
(b) "Out-of-Program Suspension" means
dismissing or sending the child home early, prohibiting them from returning to
the program for one or more days, or reducing the hours the child spends per
week in the program.
(10) "Technical Assistance Provider" means a
person or entity who provides training, consultation, coaching, or other
professional development supports to Early Care and Education programs and
Providers.
(11) "Young Child" means
any child who is six weeks old through kindergarten entry.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.600
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.600
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