49-6-108 - Office of early learning.
49-6-108. Office of early learning.
There is established within the department of education an office of early learning. The office shall:
(1) Administer the pre-kindergarten classroom application process;
(2) Provide oversight, monitoring, technical assistance, coordination and training for pre-kindergarten classroom providers;
(3) Serve as a clearinghouse for information and best practices related to pre-kindergarten programs;
(4) Coordinate activities and promote collaboration with other departments of state government in developing and supporting pre-kindergarten programs;
(5) Review existing regulations and standards, and recommend needed changes, to promote a consistent approval, assessment and monitoring process for providers of pre-kindergarten programs established under §§ 49-6-103 49-6-107, this section and §§ 49-6-109 and 49-6-110; and
(6) Provide an annual report to the governor and the general assembly on the status of pre-kindergarten programs, which shall include, at a minimum, the number, location and types of providers of pre-kindergarten classrooms and the number of at risk students served.
[Acts 2005, ch. 312, § 1.]