Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 414 - DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND CARE › Division 575 - EARLY CHILDHOOD EQUITY FUND › Section 414-575-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in this section, unless the context requires
				otherwise:
(1) "Children and families
			 who are at-risk" means children and families who experience systemic
			 disparities because of any combination of two or more of the following factors:
			 race, ethnicity, English language proficiency, socioeconomic status, and
			 geographic location, including that which has resulted from gentrification and
			 displacement.
(2) "Council" or
			 "ELC" means the Early Learning Council.
(3) "Culturally specific methods" means
			 programs and interventions that are designed by or adapted for members of the
			 community served; reflect the values, beliefs, practices and worldviews of the
			 community served; and provided in the preferred language of the community
			 served.
(4) "Culturally Specific
			 Organization" means an organization that serves a particular cultural community
			 and is primarily staffed and led by members of that community; these
			 organizations demonstrate intimate knowledge of lived experience of the
			 community, including but not limited to the impact of structural and individual
			 racism or discrimination on the community; knowledge of specific disparities
			 documented in the community and how that influences the structure of their
			 program or service; ability to describe the community's cultural practices,
			 health and safety beliefs/practices, positive cultural
			 identity/pride/resilience, immigration dynamics, religious beliefs, etc. and
			 how their services have been adapted to those cultural norms.
(5) "Culturally Specific Early Learning
			 Program" means a program that is designed to serve a particular cultural
			 community and is primarily staffed and led by members of that community and
			 designed by or adapted by members of the cultural community that it
			 serves.
(6) "Director" means the
			 Early Learning System Director.
(7)
			 "Department" means the Department of Early Learning and Care.
(8) "Early Childhood School Readiness" means
			 indicators related to children's success in kindergarten including (1)
			 children's readiness to engage in and benefit from early learning experiences;
			 (2) families' ability to support children as evidenced by parental and
			 caregiver attitudes and involvement in their children's early learning and
			 development and transition to school; and (3) public schools' ability to
			 provide a learning environment along with practices that foster and support a
			 smooth transition for children into kindergarten and advance and promote the
			 learning of all children.
(9)
			 "Family Stability" means the characteristics of a family that support healthy
			 child development, including parental mental health, stable relationships, and
			 a supportive, flexible, and nurturing home environment.
(10) "Fund" means the Early Childhood Equity
			 Fund established by ORS
			 417.781.
(11) "Planning Grant" means a grant to
			 promote the capacity of culturally specific organizations to deliver culturally
			 specific early learning, early childhood and parent support programs.
(12) "Positive Child Indicators" means
			 markers of skills, knowledge, and experiences necessary to support positive
			 child development as described in the Oregon Early Learning and Kindergarten
			 Guidelines, located on the Department's website.
(13) "Positive Family Indicators" means
			 markers of skills, knowledge, and experiences necessary to support positive
			 child development as described in the Oregon Early Learning and Kindergarten
			 Guidelines, located on the Department's website.
(14) "Program Grant" means a grant to deliver
			 culturally specific early learning, early childhood and parent support
			 programs.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  417.781
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  417.781