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. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.600 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.600 History: DELC 93-2023, minor correction filed 11/22/2023, effective 11/22/2023 ELD 12-2022, adopt filed 09/28/2022, effective 09/28/2022