Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-04-07-.02 - DEFINITIONS
(1) Bonus Payment. An amount paid through the
Child Care Certificate Program that is above and beyond the basic subsidy rate
and is based upon the score achieved by a child care agency.
(2) Certificate Payment. Payments made
through Child Care Certificate Program to a participating agency, either at the
basic subsidy rate or at the higher rate paid to an eligible child care agency
based upon the agency's quality rating improvement system score.
(3) Child Care Agency. Includes a child care
center, group child care home, or family child care home.
(4) Child Care Certificate Program. A
Tennessee Department of Human Services program that provides financial
assistance to eligible families to help cover the cost of child care.
(5) Child Care Environment. The organization
of space, interactions of children with each other and with staff, the variety
and type of activities offered by the child care agency, the schedule of
activities for children, and opportunities provided for staff and parents
relating to the areas of professional growth, parental involvement, intentional
teaching, and social-emotional development.
(6) Child Care Resource & Referral
(CCR&R). A statewide network of regionally located agencies that assist
parents, child care professionals, and the community by offering information on
child care and by providing technical assistance, consultation, resource
materials, and training to child care agencies.
(7) Civil Penalty. A financial sanction
imposed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services against a child care
agency that has violated a licensing regulation.
(8) Compliance History. A record of an
agency's history with respect to attaining and maintaining compliance with
applicable licensing laws and regulations.
(9) Department. The Department of Human
Services.
(10) Director. The
on-site manager for a child care agency who has overall responsibility for the
daily oversight of all staff and direct child care services. The director, with
the guidance of the board of directors or owner of the agency, shall be
responsible for supervision, training, and evaluation of the staff, the program
and the day-to-day operation of the center.
(11) Educator. An individual, whether paid or
unpaid, including the Primary Educator, who is responsible for meeting the
supervision, protection, and basic needs of the child, and who is used to meet
the adult:child ratios required by these rules. For the purposes of these rules
the term educator is equivalent to caregiver as defined by T.C.A. §
71-3-501.
(12) Early Care and
Education. A system that includes pre-kindergarten, Head Start, and licensed
center-based, group, and home child care programs, dedicated to the care,
education, protection, supervision or guidance of children beginning at
birth.
(13) License. A permit
issued by the Department to a child care agency authorizing the agency (the
licensee) to provide child care in accordance with the provisions of the
license, the law, and the regulations of the Tennessee Department of Human
Services.
(14) Primary Educator.
The adult who is responsible for direct care and supervision of children in a
family or group child care home and for the daily operation of the home. In a
child care home, which is not operated by a child care home administrator, the
primary educator is the licensee. Duties may include hiring, training and
supervision of other educators.
(15) Quality Rating Improvement System. The
system by which all childcare agencies will be evaluated. This system
incorporates four (4) evaluations over the course of a year of all childcare
agencies.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq.; 4-5-202; and 71-3-502(a)(2) and (j).
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