{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s1161i\u20131","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1161i\u20131.","heading":"Definition of early childhood education program","text":"\u00a7\u202f1161i\u20131.\nDefinition of early childhood education program\nIn this part, the term \u201cearly childhood education program\u201d means\u2014\n(1) a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act (\n42 U.S.C. 9831\n(2) a State licensed or regulated child care program; or\n(3) a State prekindergarten program or a program authorized under section 619 [\n20 U.S.C. 1419\n20 U.S.C. 1431","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s1161i\u20131.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1161i\u20131","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1161i\u20131."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definition of early childhood education program","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this part, the term \u201cearly childhood education program\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1161i\u20131/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"42 U.S.C. 9831","href":"/us/usc/t42/s9831","tail":" et seq.), including a migrant or seasonal Head Start program or an Indian Head Start program;"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1161i\u20131/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" a State licensed or regulated child care program; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1161i\u20131/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" a State prekindergarten program or a program authorized under section 619 [","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"20 U.S.C. 1419","href":"/us/usc/t20/s1419","tail":"] or part C ["},{"t":"ref","text":"20 U.S.C. 1431","href":"/us/usc/t20/s1431","tail":" et seq.] of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, that serves children from birth through age six and that addresses the children\u2019s cognitive (including language, early literacy, and pre-numeracy), social, emotional, and physical development."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}