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EDUCATION

Louisiana Administrative Code April 2025 3 In-Home Child Care Provideran individual who provides child care services in the child or children’s own home. Intentional Program Violation (IPV)any act by a CCAP household member that consists of intentionally making a false or misleading statement, or misrepresenting, concealing, or withholding relevant facts. IPV—intentional program violation. Key Orientation Training Module 1a self-paced, online training provided by the LDE for new providers and staff that addresses early childhood professionalism, health and safety, licensing and hazards. Key Orientation Training Module 2a self-paced, online training provided by the LDE for new providers and staff that addresses child development, early learning and development standards (ELDS), and learning activities. Key Orientation Training Module 3—a self-paced, online training provided by the LDE for new providers and staff that addresses teacher-child interaction, child guidance, and classroom management. Licensing Division—Department of Education, Licensing Division. Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (Bureau)—bureau within the Office of State Police that maintains a central repository of criminal history record information in Louisiana. Louisiana Pathways Early Learning Center Career Development System (LA Pathways)—the state practitioner registry maintained by the department or its contractor. LA pathways registers child care facility directors and staff according to requirements based on training and education, experience, and professional activities, as approved by the department. Categories are established for early learning center staff, early learning center assistant teacher, early learning center teacher, early learning center assistant director and early learning center director. MUP—minor unmarried parent. Mandated Reporter—professionals who may work with children in the course of their professional duties and who consequently are required to report all suspected cases of child abuse and neglect. This includes any person who provides training or supervision of a child, such as a public or private school teacher, teacher’s aide, instructional aide, school principal, school staff member, social worker, probation officer, any other child care institution staff member, licensed or unlicensed day care provider, any individual who provides such services to a child, or any other person made a mandatory reporter under Children’s Code Article 603 or other applicable law. Military Child Care Center—child care centers licensed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Non-Vehicular Excursionsany activity that takes place away from the home that is within a safe, reasonable, walking distance from the home, and that does not require transportation in a motor vehicle and does not include walking with children to and from schools. Notice—written notice is considered given: 1. when it is sent by email or fax to the last email address or fax number furnished to the department; 2. when it is hand-delivered; or 3. on the fifth calendar day after it was mailed to the last mailing address furnished to the department. Parent—includes parent, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis. Part-Time Care―authorized child care calculated to be less than 30 hours per week, paid in units of hours (total per day may not exceed daily rate) up to a maximum of 129 hours per month. PathwaysLouisiana early learning center career development system (LA pathways). Protective Services—children in foster care, children who are in families under court supervision, children who are in families receiving supports or otherwise engaged with a child welfare agency, children whose family members are deemed essential workers under a governor-declared state of emergency, or children whose family has been affected by a natural disaster. Quality Start Child Care Rating System—system designed to assess the level of quality of early care and education programs serving birth through age five, communicate the level of quality, and support improvements of child care facilities. Relative or Relatedthe child, grandchild, niece, or nephew of the family child care provider. SNAP—see Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. STEP—Strategies to Empower People Program. School Child Care Centerany prekindergarten, or before and after school programs, or summer programs operated by a public school or a BESE-approved nonpublic school. Seeking Employment―register for work with Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) by creating a helping individuals reach employment (HiRE) account and by maintaining an active work registration within their HiRE account. Strategies to Empower People Program (STEP)—program administered by DCFS to provide opportunities for work eligible families of FITAP to receive job training, employment, and supportive services. Supervisionthe function of observing, overseeing, and guiding a child or group of children, that includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child and being near enough to intervene if needed.