§ 26.5-4-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 26.5-4-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 26.5: Early
• Art.: Child Care and Education

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Applicant means an individual or a family who submits an application to
the Colorado child care assistance program.

(1.5) Child care assistance program or CCCAP means the public
assistance program for child care known as the Colorado child care assistance
program established in this part 1.

(2) Colorado universal preschool program means the state preschool
program established in part 2 of this article 4.

(3) County department means the county or district department of human
or social services.

(3.5) Customer service means activities that provide one-on-one support
for families in submitting applications and navigating services, and providing
access to transparent and easy-to-understand consumer education resources for
the Colorado child care assistance program.

(4) Early care and education provider means a school district or provider
that is licensed pursuant to part 3 of article 5 of this title 26.5 or that participates in
the Colorado preschool program pursuant to article 28 of title 22, as it existed prior
to July 1, 2023, or the Colorado universal preschool program pursuant to part 2 of
this article 4.

(5) Enrollment contract means a contractual agreement directly with a
provider or network that assures a specified number of child care service
enrollments will be made available to serve a specified number of children who
qualify for child care assistance. Enrollment contracts are an allowable use of
federal child care funds.

(6) Head start program means a program operated by a local public or
private nonprofit agency designated by the federal department of health and
human services to operate a head start program pursuant to the provisions of Title
V of the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended.

(7) High-quality early childhood program means a program that is operated
by a provider with a fiscal agreement through CCCAP and that is in the top three
levels of the state's quality rating and improvement system, is accredited by a
department-approved accrediting body, or is an early head start or head start
program that meets federal standards.

(8) Participant means a participant, as defined in section 26-2-703 (15), in
the Colorado works program.

(9) Provider means a child care provider licensed pursuant to part 3 of
article 5 of this title 26.5 that has an agreement or enrollment contract to
participate in the child care assistance program.

(10) Recipient means an individual or a family who is receiving or has
received benefits from the Colorado child care assistance program pursuant to the
provisions of this part 1.

(11) Regular provider reimbursement rate means the base rate paid for
child care and excludes any additional payment for additional fees that are
included in the reimbursement paid to providers.

(12) Works program means the Colorado works program established
pursuant to part 7 of article 2 of title 26.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 660, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2024: (1) amended and (1.5) and (3.5) added, (HB 24-1223), ch. 390, p. 2696, � 3, effective June 4.