- (1) “Applicant” means a person, business entity, or governing body who submits the Micro-Center Pilot Program application.
(2) “CACFP” means the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
(3) "Capacity" means the total number of children in care at the facility or in care away from the facility at any one time.
(4) "Child Care" means the care, supervision, and guidance on a regular basis of a child, unaccompanied by a parent, guardian, or custodial parent, during a part of the 24 hours of the day, with or without compensation.
(5) “CCLD” means Child Care Licensing Division, Department of Early Learning and Care.
(6) “Department” or "DELC" means the Department of Early Learning and Care.
(7) “License” means a certification or registration issued by the Department.
(8) “Micro-Center” means a child care program selected and approved pursuant to these rules that is located inside a residential or nonresidential facility that on a regular basis serves a minimum of three and a maximum of 30 children for more than four hours a day.
(9) “Participant” means an applicant, as defined by these rules, approved to participate in the Micro-Center Pilot Program.
(10) “Technical Assistance” means consultation and advice given to participants to assist them in sustaining the micro-center model.
Statutory/Other Authority
section 1, chapter 374, Oregon Laws 2023
Statutes/Other Implemented
section 1, chapter 374, Oregon Laws 2023
History
DELC 60-2024, minor correction filed 05/06/2024, effective 05/06/2024
DELC 17-2024, adopt filed 03/27/2024, effective 04/01/2024