ACE - Adverse Childhood Experience
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD/ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AHT - Abusive Head Trauma
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASQ - Ages and States Questionnaires
ASQ:SE - Ages and Stages Questionnaires-Social Emotional Development
AV - Audio/Visual
CAC - Community Action Council
CACFP - Child and Adult Care Food Program
CAP - Community Action Program
CAPC - Child Abuse Prevention Council
CCP - Child Care Partnership
CCR&R - Child Care Resource and Referral
CDA - Child Development Associate
CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CEU - Continuing Education Unit
CLASS- Classroom Assessment Scoring System
CP - Child Plus
CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute
CPS - Child Protective Services
CSEFEL - Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
CT - Classroom Teacher
CTC - Child and Teen Check-up
DAP - Developmentally Appropriate Practices
DD - Developmental Delay
DLL - Dual Language Learners
DRDP - Desired Results Developmental Profile
EBD - Emotional Behavioral Disorder
ECE - Early Childhood Education
ECFD - Early Childhood Family Development
ECFE - Early Childhood Family Education
ECLKC - Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
ECMH - Early Childhood Mental Health
ECS - Early Childhood Screening
ECSE - Early Childhood Special Education
EHS - Early Head Start
EI or EIS - Early Intervention or Early Intervention Services
EPSDT - Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment
ERSEA - Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, Attendance
FA - Family Advocate
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FCC - Family Child Care
FCP - Family & Community Partnership
FPA - Family Partnership Agreement
FSC - Family Service Credential
GED - General Equivalency Diploma
GGK - Growing Great Kids
HB - Home Based
HS - Head Start
HSAC - Health Services Advisory Committee
HSELOF - Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
HSPPS - Head Start Program Performance Standards
HV - Home Visitor
ICCPP - Individual Child Care Program Plan
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities’ Education Act
IEIC - Interagency Early Interventional Committee
IEP - Individualized Education Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
IM - Information Memorandum
KEA - Kindergarten Entry Assessment (Also KRA: Kindergarten Readiness Assessment)
LEA - Local Educational Agency/School District
LEP - Limited English Proficiency
LHV - Lead Home Visitor
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
MAICMH - Minnesota Association for Infants and early Childhood Mental Health
MDE - Minnesota Department of Education
MDH - Minnesota Department of Health
MHSA - Minnesota Head Start Association
MIECHV - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness
NHSA - National Head Start Association
OHD - Other Health Disabilities
OHS - Office of Head Start
OSEP - Office of Special Education
OT - Occupational Therapy
PC - Policy Council
PDP - Professional Development Plan
PE - Performance Evaluation
PH - Public Health
PI - Program Instruction
PIR - Program Information Report
PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
PT - Physical Therapy
PY - Program Year
QPR - Question Persuade Respond
QRS - Quality Rating System
RAM - Risk Assessment Meeting
RBI - Routine Based Intervention
RFP - Request for Proposal
ROI - Release Of Information
RRP - Risk Reduction Plan
RTI - Response to Intervention
SUIDS - Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Syndrome
SPED - Special Education
SR - School Readiness
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math
SY - School Year
TANF/MFIP - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/block grant U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; MN Families Investment Programs
TT - Travel Time
TW - Telework
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
WAR - Weekly Activity Report
WCC - Well Child Check
WIC - Women Infants & Children
WRAP - We Rally Around Parents