Definitions

In this section: (1) Child experiencing homelessness The term child experiencing homelessness means an individual who is a homeless child or youth under section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). (2) Child with a disability The term child with a disability has the meaning given the term in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401). (3) Comprehensive services The term comprehensive services means services that are provided to children and their families, and that are health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services that are determined, based on family needs assessments, to be necessary, within the meaning of section 636 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831). (4) Dual language learner The term dual language learner means a child who is learning 2 or more languages at the same time, or a child who is learning a second language while continuing to develop the child's first language. (5) Eligible child The term eligible child means a child who is age 3 or 4, on the date established by the applicable local educational agency for kindergarten entry. (6) Eligible provider The term eligible provider means— (A) a local educational agency, acting alone or in a consortium or in collaboration with an educational service agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), that is licensed by the State or meets comparable health and safety standards; (B) a Head Start agency or delegate agency funded under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); (C) a licensed center-based child care provider, licensed family child care provider, or network of licensed family child care providers; or (D) a consortium of entities described in any of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). (7) Head Start agency The term Head Start agency, as used in paragraph (6)(B), or section 303(e)(4) or 306(a), means an entity designated as a Head Start agency under section 641(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836(a)(1)) or as an Early Head Start agency (by receiving a grant) under section 645A(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a(a)). (8) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). (9) Local educational agency The term local educational agency has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (10) Poverty line The term poverty line means the poverty line defined and revised as described in section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902). (11) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (12) State The term State means each of the several States and the District of Columbia. (13) Territory The term territory means each of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (14) Tribal organization The term Tribal organization has the meaning given the term tribal organization in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).