Or. Admin. Code § 414-600-0015 - Definitions
For the purposes of OAR 414-600-0005 to OAR 414-600-0120 the following definitions apply:
(1) "Culturally
Responsive" means the use of the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, frames
of reference, and performance styles of diverse children and families to make
services and programs more appropriate and effective for them.
(2) "Early Learning Council" means the
Council established to oversee a unified system of early learning services and
the Early Learning System.
(3)
"Department of Early Learning and Care" or "Department" means the Oregon
Department of Early Learning and Care that administers programs and funding,
collects, and analyzes data, and monitors program and contractor performance
and accountability for the Early Learning System.
(4) "Early Learning System" means the system
created by ORS 417.727 and described in ORS
417.728
(5) "OARN" means the Oregon Association of
Relief Nurseries.
(6) "Regional
Early Learning Hub" or "Hub" means an entity designated under ORS
417.827 and contracted by the
Department to coordinate early learning services in a specific region within
the state.
(7) "Relief Nursery"
means a non-governmental, community-based organization that is tax exempt under
IRC section 501(c)(3) that OARN has determined to be eligible to receive state
funding in accordance with OAR
414-600-0005 to
414-600-0120.
(8) "Therapeutic Early Childhood Program"
means a program that includes home visiting, therapeutic classrooms, parent
education, support and outreach that provide trauma informed services and
interactions to promote the healthy development of children and works to
strengthen families who have multiple risk factors and stresses linked to
neglect and abuse.
(9) "Trauma
Informed Services" means services that are reflective of the consideration and
evaluation of the role that trauma plays in the lives of people, including
recognition of the traumatic effect of misdiagnosis and coercive treatment, are
responsive to the vulnerabilities of trauma survivors, avoids re-traumatization
and facilitates direction of services.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.425(7)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 417.788 & ORS 417.786
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