"Qualified early education services"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "qualified early education services" refers to a program of early education services that: (1) is provided by an eligible provider to an eligible or limited eligibility child; (2) includes a parental engagement and involvement component in the delivery of early education services that is based on the requirements and guidelines established by the office; (3) administers the kindergarten readiness assessment adopted by the state board of education; (4) aligns with the early learning development framework for prekindergarten approved by the department of education under IC 20-19-3-16; and (5) meets the design parameters for inclusion in the longitudinal study described in section 12 of this chapter, as determined by the office. As added by P.L.202-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.184-2017, SEC.18; P.L.268-2019, SEC.6.