Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term early childhood educator means any State-licensed or State-regulated professional working in an early childhood care and education program, including such a professional who is— a child care provider; a center-based or family child care provider; an infant or toddler specialist; an early intervention specialist or early childhood special educator; a home visitor working for an early childhood care and education program described in paragraph (2)(D); an administrator, such as a director, supervisor, or other early childhood care and education leader; a Head Start or Early Head Start teacher or teacher assistant; a preschool teacher or other teacher, or teacher assistant; an early elementary school teacher; and a trainer or technical assistance provider.
The term early childhood care and education program means— a State-licensed or State-regulated program or provider, regardless of setting or funding source, that provides early care and education for children from the ages of birth to kindergarten entry, including any program operated by a child care center or in a family child care home; a preschool program funded by the Federal Government or by a State or a local educational agency (including any preschool program supported under section 619 or part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1419 , 1431 et seq.)); an Early Head Start program or Head Start program; or a program that delivers early childhood care and education services in a child’s home, such as the maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs established under section 511 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 711 ) and home visits supported under the Early Head Start program.
The term Early Head Start program means an Early Head Start program supported under section 645A of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9840 ). The term Head Start program means the Head Start program supported under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). The term high-need area means a defined geographical area in which there is— a high rate of child poverty; and a limited supply of high-quality, affordable, and culturally and linguistically competent early childhood care and education program opportunities for children; or 1 or more elementary schools that are identified under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6316 ).
The term local agency means— a local educational agency, as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ); an agency administering an Early Head Start program or Head Start program; a local agency responsible for administering a home visiting program for young children; an agency responsible for administering any other Federal, State, or local government child care or early childhood education program; a local early childhood advisory council or coalition; a local child care resource and referral agency; or a consortium of agencies described in any of subparagraphs
(A)through (F). The term parent has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term Secretaries means the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting in accordance with the interagency agreement described in section 10. The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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