The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rules 414-470-0000 through 414-470-0075.

1. (1) “Child Care Provider” means a person or entity that provides care, supervision, and guidance on a regular basis of a child, unaccompanied by a parent, guardian, or custodian, during a part of the 24 hours of the day.
2. (2) “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.
3. (3) “Director” means the Early Learning System Director.
4. (4) “Division” means the Early Learning Division of the Department of Education.
5. (5) “Early Learning Hub” or “Hub” means an entity designated by regional partners to coordinate early learning services under ORS 417.827.
6. (6) “Fiscal Agent” means a local entity that may provide services for multiple Preschool Providers.
7. (7) “Preschool Promise Program” means the preschool program administered by the Early Learning Division as directed under ORS 329.172.
8. (8) “Preschool Promise Provider” means a local entity who receives a grant or contract to provide preschool services under the Preschool Promise Program
9. (9) “Spark Quality Rating and Improvement System” means the system established through ORS 329A.261 which establishes a set of progressively higher standards used to evaluate the quality of an early learning and development program and to support program improvement.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 326.425(7)

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 329.172

History

DELC 10-2026, amend filed 06/29/2026, effective 08/01/2026
ELD 5-2020, amend filed 01/30/2020, effective 01/30/2020
ODE 151-2019, renumbered from 581-019-0037, filed 12/09/2019, effective 12/09/2019
ODE 120-2019, minor correction filed 09/09/2019, effective 09/09/2019
ODE 32-2016, f. & cert. ef. 5-3-16