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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Acronyms and Definitions

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Revised 04/2023 IPV Intentional Program Violation I/T Infant Toddler ITERS-R Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale- Revised JTPA Job Training Partnership Act LEA Local Education Agency LIEAP Low Income Energy Assistance Program LPA Local Purchasing Agency MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOE Maintenance of Effort MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRA Mutual Responsibility Agreement MRS Multiple Response System NCAC North Carolina Administrative Code NACCRRA National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children NCAEYC North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children NCECA North Carolina Early Childhood Association NCCIC National Child Care Information Center NC FAST North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology NCLCCA North Carolina Licensed Child Care Association NCPC North Carolina Partnership for Children NC Pre-K North Carolina Prekindergarten Program NCRLAP North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project NECTAC National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center NIEER National Institute for Early Education Research NIRN National Implementation Research Network NLI Natural Learning Initiative NPDCI National Professional Development Center on Inclusion