8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1401-1.201

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 8 CCR 1401-1.201 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Child" means a child five (5) years of age or younger.

B. "Children with identified risk factors" means children who have risks that affect their overall learning ability and kindergarten readiness. Risks include, but are not limited to:

1. A child with a disability or developmental delay under age five (5) who has an individual family service plan (IFSP), an individualized education program (IEP), or medical care plan;

2. A child who has a home language other than English (English language learner);

3. A child from a household that meets income eligibility criteria for Colorado Child Care Assistance Program;

4. A child who is a migrant and meets the definition of "migratory child" in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. section 6399(3);

5. A child who resides on Indian lands;

6. A child who is in foster care, kinship care or receiving services through the child welfare system;

7. A child who is eligible to receive free or reduced-cost meals pursuant to the provisions of the federal National School Lunch Act;

8. A child who is experiencing homelessness or frequent relocations to new residences by the child's family;

9. Drug or alcohol abuse in the child's family;

10. A child living in the home with an abusive adult; or

11. Either parent of the child was less than eighteen years (18) of age at the time of the birth of the child.

C. "Colorado Shines quality rating and improvement system" referred to as the "Colorado Shines system" shall measure the level of preparedness of, and quality services provided by, an early childhood education program to prepare children to enter elementary school.

D. "Early Childhood Council" means an early childhood council identified or established locally in communities throughout the state, pursuant to section 26.5-2-201, C.R.S., for the purpose of developing and ultimately implementing a comprehensive system of early childhood services to ensure the school readiness of children five (5) years of age or younger in the community.

E. "Early childhood education program" means a licensed child care program pursuant to Part 3 of Article 5 of this Title 26.5 that provides child care and education to children five (5) years of age or younger.

F. "High quality rating" means a quality rating level of three (3), four (4), or five (5) within the Colorado Shines system.

G. "Intentional misrepresentation" means a deliberate and willful false representation by submission or omission from an individual or early childhood education program in an attempt to deceive in order to receive a higher Colorado Shines quality rating level. This includes but is not limited to the following:

1. A false statement of material fact;

2. Knowledge on the part of the individual that the statement and/or submitted document is untrue; or

3. Intent of the applicant to deceive the state and agents working on behalf of the state.

H. "State department" or "state" means the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.

8 CCR 1401-1.201

46 CR 12, June 25, 2023, effective 7/15/2023