Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0022 - Quality Child Care › Chapter 1 - WY QUALITY COUNTS! EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Apprenticeship Program for Child Care
				Development Specialists" is a training program registered with the U.S.
				Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, which is developed specifically
				for individuals employed in the child care industry.
(b) "Child Care Facility" means any person
				who operates a business to keep or care for any minor at the request of the
				parents, legal guardians or an agency which is responsible for the child and
				includes group day care agencies and day or hourly nurseries, nursery schools,
				kindergartens or any other preschool establishment not accredited by the state
				board of education. [See W. S. §
									
										14-4-101(a)(vi)(D) or (K)
				].
(c) "Child Development Associate
				(CDA) Certificate" is a standardized, nationally-recognized credential
				administered by the Council for Professional Recognition that provides evidence
				of a basic level of competence for individuals working in the child care
				industry.
(d) "Continuing Education
				Grants" provide funds to upgrade the skills of child care workers to enhance
				the quality of child care provided by the industry.
(e) "Continuous Enrollment" applies to
				Section
				5(b)(i)(B)
				(III) below and means enrollment in at least
				one (1) credit hour in each of two (2) semesters of a fall, spring, or summer
				semester within the course of a year based on enrollment date.
(f) "Educational Development Scholarships"
				provide scholarship funds intended to encourage individuals working in the
				child care industry to enroll in and complete formal education that will
				enhance the quality of child care provided by the industry.
(g) "Good Standing" means satisfactory
				adherence to and completion of all program requirements in rules.
(h) "Major Medical Occurrence" shall be
				determined by a written statement from a licensed medical practitioner that
				verifies a participant is no longer capable of participating in the WY Quality
				Counts! Educational Development Program.
(i) "Mandatory Employment" is required for
				each individual for whom funds are paid for training in the Educational
				Development Program. The required length of the mandatory employment is
				specified for each type of program in these rules.
(j) "Participant" is an individual who has
				applied and been approved for services under these rules.
(k) "Remedial Education Classes" refer to
				Math and English classes (below 1000 level) required by the applicable college
				to enter into the approved degree program.
(l) "Repayment Requirements" refers to the
				mandatory requirement for a participant, who fails to adhere to and complete
				all program requirements specified in these rules, to repay all funds provided
				on behalf the participant.
(m)
				"Satisfactory Completion" means to meet all terms and requirements for a
				degree, certification or training program.
(n) "Satisfactory Performance" means
				fulfillment of and adherence to all terms and requirements of a
				program.
(o) "Workforce Development
				Training Fund (WDTF)" is a program administered by DWS that provides Wyoming
				businesses with funds to train their workers. Wyoming businesses have the
				opportunity to enhance their employee's skills and to meet the training needs
				of Wyoming's industries through WDTF funds.
(p) "WY Quality Counts!" is the DWS name for
				the Quality Child Care program found in Title 14, Article 2 of the Wyoming
				Statutes.