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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Acronyms and Definitions

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Revised 04/2023 DCS ID Day Care Services Identification Number DD Developmental Day Center DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DOD Department of Défense DMH/DD/S AS Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services DPH Division of Public Health DPI Department of Public Instruction DSS Division of Social Services (state) DSS Department of Social Services (county) EA Emergency Assistance EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer ECAC Early Childhood Advisory Committee ECERS-R Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale - Revised ECW Early Childhood Workforce (DCDEE’s education database) EEC Early Educator Certification EIS ERS Eligibility Information System Environment Rating Scales

ESC Employment Security Commission FC Foster Care FCCERS-R Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale – Revised FCCH Family Child Care Home FFY Federal Fiscal Year FNS Food and Nutrition Services (formerly Food Stamps) FPL Federal Poverty Level FSA Family Support Act FSIS Food Stamp Information System GED General Equivalency Diploma G.S. General Statute HRD Human Resource Development HUD Housing and Urban Development IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IE Inadvertent Error IEP Individualized Education Program IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan