Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 414 - DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND CARE
Division 500 - FUNDING CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES
Section 414-500-0020 - Definitions

(1) "Child Care" means the care and supervision of a child who is unaccompanied by a parent, guardian, or custodian and which is provided during a part of the 24 hours of a day, with or without compensation.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Early Learning and Care.

(3) "Core Services" means the following basic services provided by a Resource & Refferal entity:

(4) "Nontraditional hours" means hours before 8:00 AM, between 12:00 and 1:00 PM, after 5:00 PM, weekends, and holidays.

(5) "Parent" means the person(s) exercising physical care and custody of a child.

(6) "Provider" means any person or facility that provides child care including a child care center, group child care home, family child care home, recreation program, or any other person or facility providing child care.

(7) "Resource & Referral Agency" or "R & R" means a community-based public or private nonprofit agency with a program that provides, as a minimum, the core services as defined in OAR 414-500-0020.

(8) "Resource & Referral Network" means a non-profit organization whose purpose is to coordinate and support local Resource and Referral agencies and services statewide.

(9) "Service Delivery Area" or "SDA" means a geographic area designated by the Child Care Division, or its agent or designee, for the delivery of resource and referral services.