392 NAC 6-002.02
For use within the administration of Start Up/Expansion Child Care Grants, the following definitions apply.
Children with Disabilities: Children who are eligible for special education services according to the Nebraska Department of Education Rule 51 or the definition of "special needs" at 392 NAC 1-003.
Community Agency/Representative: Any agency, organization, government office, or individual that offers a service, or has knowledge of services and/or needs related to young children and families.
Developmentally Appropriate Program: A program that will meet the individual and age-appropriate needs of each child.
Expansion: Increasing the license capacity of an existing child care program.
Full Service Resource and Referral: An agency that provides a wide range of services to families including, but not limited to, health, social services, mental health, parent education, and child care resource and referral.
Ill Children: Children who are excluded from a regular child care program due to illness or disease, symptoms of illness, or who are recuperating from a serious illness, accident, or surgery requiring exclusion.
Market Plan: A well defined approach to informing families that the child care program exists. This may include using local advertising, the Child Care Food Program, resource and referral systems, and local support groups.
Minor Building Modifications: Improvements required for licensing by the Nebraska Health and Human Services System and/or other state, county, or city regulatory agency that do not involve the construction or removal of a weight-bearing wall. Minor building modifications also mean any improvements necessary to serve additional infants, children with disabilities, children who may be ill, and/or school-aged children.
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