Children with disabilities
Collaboration and collaborative relationships
Early Head Start
Family
Guardian
Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
Policy group
[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
[CITE: 45CFR1304.3] [Page 120-121]
TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1304_PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE OPERATION OF HEAD START PROGRAMS BY GRANTEE AND DELEGATE AGENCIES--Table of Contents
Subpart A_General
Sec. 1304.3 Definitions.
(a) As used in this part:
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(2) Children with disabilities means, for children ages 3 to 5, those with mental retardation, hearing impairments including deafness, speech or language impairments, visual impairments including blindness, serious emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, specific learning disabilities, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities, and who, by reason thereof, need special education and related services. The term "children with disabilities'' for children aged 3 to 5, inclusive, may, at a State's discretion, include children experiencing developmental delays, as defined by the State and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the following areas: Physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development; and who, by reason thereof, need special education and related services. Infants and toddlers with disabilities are those from birth to three years, as identified under the Part H Program (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) in their State.
(3) Collaboration and collaborative relationships:
(i) With other agencies, means planning and working with them in order to improve, share and augment services, staff, information and funds; and
(ii) With parents, means working in partnership with them.
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(8) Early Head Start program means a program that provides low-income pregnant women and families with children from birth to age 3 with family-centered services that facilitate child development, support parental roles, and promote self-sufficiency.
(9) Family means for the purposes of the regulations in this part all persons:
(i) Living in the same household who are:
(A) Supported by the income of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the child enrolling or participating in the program; or
(B) Related to the child by blood, marriage, or adoption; or
(ii) Related to the child enrolling or participating in the program as parents or siblings, by blood, marriage, or adoption.
(10) Guardian means a person legally responsible for a child.
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(13) Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) means a written plan for providing early intervention services to a child eligible under Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (See 34 CFR 303.340-303.346 for regulations concerning IFSPs.)
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(15) Policy group means the formal group of parents and community representatives required to be established by the agency to assist in decisions about the planning and operation of the program.
(b) In addition to the definitions in this section, the definitions as set forth in 45 CFR 1301.2, 1302.2, 1303.2, 1305.2, 1306.3, and 1308.3 also apply, as used in this part.
