049-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-4 - Definitions

(a) "Applicant" means a person or organization seeking funding for the Early Childhood Community Partnership Grant.

(b) "Application" means the form developed by the Early Childhood Community Partnership Grant Committee, which a person or vested community stakeholder uses to submit a request for funding.

(c) "Capital Construction" means the process of construction, modification, replacement, repair, remodeling or renovation of a structure (object).

(d) "Care-taking" means a service provided for families on behalf of children and parents; and designed to supplement daily parental care.

(e) "Community Partnership" means a group of people who are working toward the same common goal.

(f) "Early Childhood" means the years between one (1) and eight (8) years of age.

(g) "Early Childhood Community Partnership Grant Administrator" means the agency or agency director with whom DFS shall contract to provide oversight of the Early Childhood Community Partnership Grants. The Administrator shall provide technical assistance for the Early Childhood Community Partnership Grantees as well as approve the form of assessment used by the grantee, make policy recommendations, assist with monitoring and provide coordination of reporting to the Early Education Community Partnership Grant Committee and DFS.

(h) "Early Childhood Community Partnership Grant Committee" means a group of individuals consisting of personnel from the Department of Education, DFS, Department of Workforce Services, Department of Health, Wyoming Kids First, statewide non?profit agencies and early childhood professionals whom DFS designates to serve in an advisory role for the Early Childhood Community Partnership Grant selection, administration and evaluation.

(i) "Early Learning Guidelines" means the Wyoming guidelines available to parents, caregivers, early childhood professionals and policy makers about development and early learning in the first three (3) years of life, which were produced by the Wyoming Early Learning Guidelines Task Force (2011), which can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/wyo.gov/early-childcare-and-licensing/child-care-1/home/dfs-in-your-community/child-care-resources/childcare-licensing-rules/parents.

(j) "Early Learning Foundations" means the Wyoming foundations for children three (3) through five (5), which support Wyomings young learners so they not only learn reading, writing, and mathematics, but also become critical thinkers and problem solvers in academic and social situations, which were produced by the Wyoming Early Learning Foundations Committee (2013), which can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/wyo.gov/early-childcare-and-licensing/child-care-1/home/dfs-in-your-community/child-care-resources/childcare-licensing-rules/parents.

(k) "Educational Programs" means an early childhood organization or group that works with young children to prepare them for formal education.

(l) "Quorum" means a minimum of four (4) individuals including a minimum of one (1) DFS representative.

(m) "Strategic Priorities" means objectives ranked by importance in achieving a strategic goal.

(n) "Technical Assistance" means providing advice, assistance and training.

(o) "Work" means activities, projects or events conducted to prepare children for formal education.

Notes

049-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-4

Adopted, Eff. 1/6/2015.