Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 9 > Part 1.8 > Chapter 14 - Child Care and Development Infrastructure and Workforce Development

• Alternative payment program: means a local government agency or nonprofit organization that has contracted with the department pursuant to Section 10225. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 10213.5
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• California state preschool program: means part-day and full-day educational programs for low-income or otherwise disadvantaged three- and four-year-old children. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 10213.5
• Children with exceptional needs: means either of the following:

  California Welfare and Institutions Code 10213.5

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Cost: includes , but is not limited to, expenditures that are related to the operation of childcare and development programs. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 10213.5
• County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Teacher: means a person with the appropriate permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing who provides program supervision and instruction that includes supervision of a number of aides, volunteers, and groups of children. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 10213.5