Exploring the head start program performance standards. The material and exercises contained in this activity will familiarize. The head start program performance standards are the foundation of head starts mission to deliver. Course outline for home based services head start at home. The head start program performance standards, mandatory regulations that grantees and delegate. The head start program performance standards are the foundation on which programs design and deliver comprehensive, highquality individualized services to support the school readiness of children from lowincome families. Head start program performance standards were first published in 1975 and are in place to ensure that all programs provide high quality of services. Head start program performance standards 45 cfr chapter xiii rin 0970ac63 department of health and human services administration for children and families. The framework does not address these service areas because they are detailed in the head start program performance standards. The performance standards guide daily best practice in programs across the country. What do the head start program performance standards hspps say about the elof and school readiness goals. Copies of the easterseals service plan can be viewed on the easterseals webpage. A short discussion of general head start goals, performance standard development, implementation, and enforcement is included. Hhs has made the first holistic revision and complete reorganization of the performance standards since they were originally published in 1975.
Exploring the head start program performance standards eclkc. These regulations, known as the head start program performance standards, apply to head start and early head start programs. Head start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive. Implementation science and the rollout of the head start program performance standards. The first set of head start program performance standards were published in.
General fact sheet summary the administration for children and families acf published a final rule on september 1, 2016 revising the head start program performance standards hspps to strengthen and improve the quality of head start programs. Rulemaking nprm on head start program performance standards, appearing in the april 22, 1996 federal register. Eric ed122936 head start program performance standards. Aligning early childhood programs to serve children. Where the head start ehsmshs community shares information like best practices, processes, procedures, forms, insights, opportunities, questions, and answers. Bthe administration for children and families, head start programpdf, 786kb. Copies of the head start early head start performance standards hsehsps and head start early head start act can be viewed on, or downloaded from, the eclkc. Many children in the united states start life without a home. Updates to the head start program performance standards eclkc. Head start performance standards require all children to have current immunizations and. This new effective date, we hope, will be beneficial in many ways. Performance standards and other regulations head start. Head start program performance standards are the foundation on which programs design and deliver comprehensive, high quality individualized services to support the school readiness of children from lowincome families.
Reduce administrative burden to allow grantees to focus on outcomes over process. Head start program performance standards and other regulations. Revised standards were called for in the 2007 head start act and were released as a notice of proposed rule making nprm in the summer of 2015. Since its inception in 1965, head start has been a consistent provider of early learning and care for children from low income backgrounds at the most crucial time in their learning and development. If an agency delegates operational responsibility for the entire head start or early head start program to one delegate agency, the policy council and policy committee may be the same body. Updates to the head start program performance standards. The compliance table of effective dates cites dates for implementation of specific provisions of the head start program performance standards. These updated standards are the cornerstone of head start s mission, articulating what is needed to. Head start and early head start are comprehensive child development programs providing services to children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. Head start program performance standards final rule. Each performance standard is accompanied by guidance material which provides further. The office of head start ohs also offers direction through program instructions pis and information memorandums ims.
Federal head start program performance standards and raising a reader. They apply to both head start and early head start programs. Early head start and head start programs in substantial compliance with no deficiencies, and preschool programs licensed by the. In spring 2001, the head start bureau, at the urging of the early head start technical work group, decided to develop program performance measures for head start programs. Keystone stars program performance standards effective july 1, 2018 keystone stars core principles keystone stars is a responsive system to improve, support, and recognize the continuous quality. This activity develops knowledge about the head start program, including the head start act and the head start regulations in 45 cfr, chapter. Administration or ildren and families head start eclkc. Teaching strategies curriculum and assessment solutions. Implementation science and the rollout of the head start. All aspects of head start program operation are grounded by the head start program performance standards. They serve as the foundation for head start s mission to deliver comprehensive. Head start program performance standards 45 cfr cha pter xiii september 2016 u.
Head start agencies that provide services to children and families must meet the head start program performance standards and the requirements set forth in. Part 4 program performance standards for the operation of head start programs by grantee and delegate agencies. The new program performance standards maintain and strengthen head start s high bar for child safety and require programs to implement a system of health and safety policies, practices, and procedures that includes ongoing training, oversight and correction, and continuous improvement. New head start program performance standards national head. Alignment to head start program performance standards coyright 01 y teaching strategies, c. We added more comprehensive background check requirements in the head start program performance standards final rule by adding fingerprint checks and other components, which align with background check requirements in the ccdbg. The administration for children, youth, and families issued this notice to implement the statutory provisions for establishing program performance standards for early head start. Read the standards, or download the standards in pdf. How the performance standards support new early head start programs.
These researchbased standards play a central role in defining quality services for lowincome children and their families. A comparison of preschool, head start, and child care policies. Head start promotes school readiness of children under 5 from lowincome families through education, health, social and other services. The standards are mandatory regulations that local providers must implement in order to operate a head start program. Federal head start program performance standards and.
Department of health and human services issued final regulations to implement the head start act. How the performance standards support new early head. Home office of head start administration for children. Transition services apply to transitions into and out of head start programs thus across early head start, head start, home or other child. The head start emergency preparedness manual 2009 is a resource to support head start programs as administrators and staff plan for emergencies and implement emergency preparedness plans. The following resources are related to program standards. The framework describes the skills, behaviors, and knowledge that programs need to foster in all children. These standards include requirements for supporting families and children, as well as support for interagency collaboration on transition planning. The standards in this section address the initial determination of a childs health status and developmental needs, and discuss ongoing services provided in collaboration with parents and professional service providers. The raising a reader program meets requirements in the following areas. Head start performance standard guidance related to early head start performance standard 4. The first set of head start program performance standards was published in the 1970s. Head start program transportation in rural areas federal transit. The head start program performance standards 45 cfr 4, 6,and 8 identify the range of services that you must arrange for or provide to the families you visit, including screening and.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, under the authority at 42 u. Administration or ildren and families program governance. This manual presents the project head start program goals and performance standards in the areas of education, health and nutrition services, social services, and parent involvement. Identifiers head start program performance standards. The head start program performance standards define standards and minimum requirements for the entire range of head start services. So like medication administration, background checks are just as important to ensure child safety.
The new head start program performance standards have been nearly a decade in the making and are the most holistic revision of the standards in 40 years. Ohs manages grant funding and oversees local agencies providing head start services. Head start program performance standards expanding time for learning and healthy development increased hours of service by august 1 by 2019, 50% of head start programs must provide 1,020 hours by 2021, 100% of head start programs must provide 1,020 hours by 2018, 100% of early head start centerbased. Its purpose is to provide participants with specific knowledge that will enhance and advance job performance. The head start program performance standards state that if a child. The performance standards, which every head start and early head start program must use to establish required teaching practices, learning environments, curricula, assessments, and professional development, are designed to work seamlessly with the head start early learning outcomes framework, which describe what young children should know and.
Throughout this operations manual are references to the head start early head start service plan numbers. This rule applies to all head start grantees and delegate agencies. Maintain core head start principles, including comprehensive services, parent engagement, enrolling the highest need. Part 4 program performance standards for the operation of head start programs by grantee and delegate agencies subtitle b regulations relating to public welfare continued chapter xiii office of human development services, department of health and human services. The home visitors handbook introduction in your role as a home visitor, you provide comprehensive head start services to families. Aligning early childhood programs to serve children experiencing homelessness.
More guidance is available to grantees through their federal program specialist. The head start program performance standards and homelessness in september 2016, the u. The first set of head start program performance standards was published in. Head start in new york state nys council on children and. The head start program performance standards codify expectations that programs help each family establish a source of continuous, accessible health care for their childrens medical, dental, and mental health needs and ensure that children receive immunizations and well child visits. The course contains background inform ation on the history of home visiting.
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