ECEAP definition
Examples of ECEAP in a sentence
All persons serving in the role of ECEAP assistant teacher must meet one of the following qualifications: • Employment as an ECEAP assistant teacher in the same agency before July 1, 1999; • The equivalent of 12 college quarter credits in early childhood education; • Initial or higher Washington State Early Childhood Education Certificate; or • A current Child Development Associate (CDA) credential awarded by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition.
Ensure staff verifying ECEAP eligibility and enrollment complete training on eligibility policy and procedures for Part-Day, Full School Day and Extended Day models prior to enrolling children.
Immediately inform the County of any suspicion that an employee improperly recorded a family’s eligibility criteria or a family provided false information in order to enroll in ECEAP.
The Agency must include the DEL or 2012 DEL ECEAP logo, and the Snohomish County logo, on ECEAP publications intended for an audience outside of the Agency’s ECEAP program, such as marketing materials, recruitment flyers or annual reports.
Contractors must verify family income before determining whether a child is eligible to participate in ECEAP.
Verification of annual income is required for most ECEAP applicants, except: • Contractors verify the grant amount for children in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care and those receiving child-only TANF grant.
The full-color or black-and-white DEL, DEL ECEAP and Snohomish County logos must appear in their entirety without modification.
The State ECEAP Office will conduct a review of each contractor’s compliance with the ECEAP Contract and ECEAP Performance Standards every four years.
Eligible, enrolled children are allowed to remain in ECEAP until they are age-eligible for kindergarten, without re-verification.
Contractors must not deny service to, or discriminate against, any person who meets the eligibility criteria for ECEAP on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, family configuration, sexual orientation, culture, or public assistance recipient status.