WAC 110-425-0030. Definitions

The following definitions apply to this chapter: "Children allowed for enrollment" means children that the department may permit to be enrolled in ECEAP as outlined in RCW 43.216.512 , but who are not entitled to as outlined in RCW 43.216.556 . "Children eligible for enrollment" or "eligible children" means the same as defined in RCW 43.216.505 . "Comprehensive" means the same as defined in RCW 43.216.505 . "Department" means the Washington state department of children, youth, and families. "Early childhood education and assistance program (ECEAP)" means Washington state's prekindergarten program that prepares three- and four-year-old children from families furthest from opportunity for success in school and in life. "ECEAP contractors" means organizations that provide ECEAP services under a signed contract with the department. "ECEAP providers" means organizations that provides site level, direct, and high-quality ECEAP services under the direction of an ECEAP contractor. "Eligible providers" means the same as described in RCW 43.216.515 . "Indian children" means for: (a) ECEAP sites run by sovereign tribal nations, the same as defined by the tribe and submitted to the department. (b) Nontribal ECEAP providers serving tribal children, including tribal nonprofit providers, the same as defined in WAC 110-110-0010 . "Performance standards" means the most current release of the ECEAP performance standards as incorporated into the ECEAP contract, which are accessible on the department's website. "Sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE)" means distinct identifiers everyone has. LGBTQIA+ is a subdistinction within SOGIE self-identifiers. SOGIE includes LGBTQIA+ as well as heterosexual, cisgender, and nonquestioning individuals. "State median income (SMI)" means the annual income figure the census bureau publishes yearly based on family size.