Head start children and families experiencing homelessness. 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. Head start impact evaluation report finally released the. This may seem bureaucratic and wonky, but its a big deal. The ffice of head start awards grants to public and private nonprofit o organizations that operate local head start programs. 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.
The programs operated by these grantees or their delegate agencies must meet federal performance standards. A period for public comment would only extend programs concerns as they attempt to meet these standards by the compliance dates. New proposed head start performance standards released today. Head start agencies that provide services to children and families must meet the head start program performance standards and the requirements set forth in the head start act of 2007. The 1994 reauthorization of the head start act established early head start. Head start program transportation in rural areas federal transit. See head start performance standards, federal register 81172. Head start formally expand its family to include the provision of early head start services. Head start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive. Head start is a program of the united states department of health and human services that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to lowincome children and families.
Appendix to part 8head start program performance standards. If an agency delegates operational responsibility for the entire head start or early head start program to one delegate agency, the. Head start programs are still required to comply with statutory background check requirements in the improving head start for school readiness act of 2007, public law 1104, until they can develop systems that will. Subpart efamily and community engagement program services. Below is information about the head start health and safety performance standards for all classrooms. We are so excited to see this intensive professional development called out in the new head start performance standards and look forward to working with the field to ensure effective coaching becomes the new reality in all head start programs to truly support teachers in. They serve as the foundation for head starts mission to deliver comprehensive, highquality individualized services supporting the school readiness of. Center directors and classroom staff will schedule a time for regular head. Head start performance standard guidance related to early head start performance standard 4.
Head start in the administration for children and families of the u. The content and learning outcomes of the curriculum align with the head start early learning outcomes framework elof and state early care and education standards. Performance standards eceap link to document 201920 eceap performance standards washington state department of children, youth, and families dcyf performance standards head startearly head start. Finally, policymakers should fund new research to assess how programs that are implementing new head start program performance standards benefit families and children. Ages birth to five and, as appropriate, state early learning. This document contains the notice of proposed rulemaking nprm on head start program performance standards, appearing in the april 22, 1996 federal register. Quantifying variation in head start effects on young. What the head start performance standards mean for. Head start health and safety in the classroom welcome to. Its purpose is to provide participants with specific knowledge that will enhance and advance job performance. The office of head start ohs also offers direction through program instructions pis and information memorandums ims. 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 be able to do across developmental domains. Hspps is defined as head start program performance standards somewhat frequently. Hspps head start program performance standards acronymfinder.
I love diving into regulations and analyzing how they may be interpreted and applied in realworld settings, and, equally, i love advocating for young children and their families, teachers, and caregivers. Subchapter bthe administration for children and families, head start program. Maintain core head start principles, including comprehensive services, parent engagement, enrolling the highest need children and valuing diversity. Changes in head start performance standards as they apply to. Start including early head start enrollment has fallen by nearly 20,000. Lessons from head start programs eric us department of. How is head start program performance standards abbreviated. We are so excited to see this intensive professional development called out in the new head start performance standards and look forward to working with the field to ensure effective coaching becomes the new reality in all head start programs to truly support teachers in meeting the learning needs of all children. New head start program performance standards national. Its justification came from the staff of the presidents council of economic advisers. Indian reservation land, areas designated as nearreservation by the bureau of indian. Aligns with the head start early learning outcomes framework. Although the basic elements of head start are regulated through federal head start program performance standards, grantees and parents can design their individual programs to best meet the needs of the families in the local. Head start program performance standards 45 cfr chapter xiii 10109 edition u.
These stands and their updates have been the foundation of head start, and they have served as a model for state and local early childhood initiatives, including the state of tennessee. Head start program performance standards and the head start act as reauthorized in december 2007 via the following link. The written missionphilosophy statement for the early childhood program is used by the staff as the foundation. These program performance standards are found in 45 cfr parts 15. The negative effect of head start was statistically significant at the 1 percent significance level for one of the five measures of school performance assessment. We received approximately 1,000 public comments on the nprm with many commenters support. They apply to both head start and early head start programs. Sep 06, 2016 in the improving head start for school readiness act of 2007, congress instructed the office of head start to update its performance standards and to ensure any such revisions to the standards do. Office of head start head start andor early head start. Research demonstrates that early head start shows success for children and families. 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. Early head start ehs programs serve infants and toddlers under the age of 3, and pregnant women. Start studying headstart program performance standards. 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 streamlined standards were the first comprehensive revision of the hspps since they were originally published in 1975. Department of health and human services administration for children and families. Head start program performance standards background the head start program performance standards were first published in 1975 to set requirements for ensuring highquality, comprehensive, individualized services for children and families regardless of where they live or what program they attend. The primary source of reimbursement for meals for head start children. Five big changes in the new head start performance standards. Head start performance standards notice of proposed. Head start programs enable parents to participate in the workforce while their children receive highquality, comprehensive services that prepare them for kindergarten. Head start programs provide 3 and 4yearold children with early learning experiences to prepare them for kindergarten, as well as comprehensive services to promote childrens positive development and to. Although the basic elements of head start are regulated through federal head start program performance standards, grantees and parents can design their individual programs to.
Head start is a program designed to give lowincome preschool children a developmental edge when entering kindergarten. The head start program performance standards define standards and minimum requirements for the entire range of head start services. There arent a lot of changes to the ersea eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance requirements for head start in the new performance standards. Head start performance standards and other regulations. Early head start received a rigorous longitudinal, largescale, randomizedcontrol trial study. Head start performance standards learning activity this supplemental activity can be used in a variety of settings to better familiarize staff, parents, policy council, governing body, community members, or other stakeholders with specific procedures for carrying out a variety of standards in your own local program. The performance standards are the regulations that govern the operation of head start programsfrom governance, educational programming, to comprehensive and family services, to financesand.
The head start program performance standards hspps were revised in 2016 to strengthen and improve the quality of head start programs. The accreditation through the council on accreditation coa is equivalent to a 4 star rating, however, if the program met 5 star creditbased education standards for lead. The pages of this document were extracted from the most current edition of 45. 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. In the improving head start for school readiness act of 2007, congress instructed the office of head start to update its performance standards and. The first set of head start program performance standards were published in the 1970s. This definition appears somewhat frequently and is found in the following acronym finder categories. Department of health and human services administration for children and families office of head start. These updated standards are the cornerstone of head starts mission, articulating what is needed to. Nac, the city of madison, and head start performance standards with no noncompliances or findings are accepted as equivalent to a 5 star rating. Sep 22, 2016 there arent a lot of changes to the ersea eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance requirements for head start in the new performance standards. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, under the authority at 42 u. A highquality, researchbased curriculum promotes measurable progress toward childrens development.
Head start program performance standards were first published in 1975 and are in place to ensure that all programs provide high quality of services. The 1975 head start program performance standards defined high quality services in early childhood education, parent involvement, social services, and health. Sep 21, 2016 with the beginning of the school year, the united states department of health and human services, administration for children and families, office of head start ohs released the final rule for the new head start program performance standards hspps, the first comprehensive update of head starts regulations since they were originally published in 1975. Standards for implementing quality early childhood programs. Subpart e family and community engagement program services. Policy statement to support the alignment of health and. Of the 12 million infants and toddlers across the united states, nearly 1 in 5 lives in poverty. Head start performance standards, which lay out expectations for, among other things. The first set of head start program performance standards was published in. The material and exercises contained in this activity will familiarize learners with head starts core values, the head start act, and head start. Reduce administrative burden to allow grantees to focus on outcomes over process. More guidance is available to grantees through their federal program specialist. Today the department of health and human standards released a notice of proposed rulemaking for revised head start performance standards.
These updated standards are the cornerstone of head start s mission, articulating what is needed to. Head start program performance standards pps are the federal regulations that set the rules for all head start and early head start programs. The administration for children, youth, and families issued this notice to implement the statutory provisions for establishing program performance standards for early head start grantees and agencies providing services to. Since 1965, head start has served more than 30 million children and their families. New head start program performance standards national head. Ehs programs provide intensive comprehensive child development and family support services to lowincome infants and toddlers and their families, and to pregnant women and their families. Epsdt periodicity schedules and their relation to pediatric oral health standards in head start and early head start. In 2010, hhs released the findings of the head start impact study, which tracked the progress of three and fouryearolds entering head start through kindergarten and. The first set of head start program performance standards was published in the 1970s.
The chart below is an overview of the quality components of the 2016 head start program performance standards hspps final rule. Hspps stands for head start program performance standards. Exploring the head start program performance standards. Moneyball for head start bellwether education partners. Early head start programs must follow national standards for highquality and comprehensive services. With the beginning of the school year, the united states department of health and human services, administration for children and families, office of head start ohs released the final rule for the new head start program performance standards hspps, the first comprehensive update of head starts regulations since they were originally published in 1975. Head start program performance standards united states. Currently, nearly a third of head start preschoolers receive only a halfday head start program, and twothirds are in programs that run less than. A technical issue brief from the mchb national oral health policy center executive summary oral health and dental services are important concerns for head start and early head start hsehs programs. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Drivers must also meet state, local, and head start program performance standards 2. Tennessee head start association providing educational.
Ohs releases the new head start program performance standards. The programs services and resources are designed to foster stable family relationships, enhance childrens physical and emotional wellbeing, and establish an. Ahead of the heard from bellwether education partners. Each day hirta transports approximately 27 children per. However, there are a few important changes to note. Early head start evolved out of head start s long history of providing services to infants and toddlers through parent child centers, comprehensive child development centers and migrant head start programs. As one of the 10 head start management systems, ersea specifies key elements and requirements to create and maintain a head start. Head start program performance standards in addition to the head start act, 42 u. What the head start performance standards mean for coaching. In 1994 head start reauthorization act established a new program. The first set of head start program performance standards. Head start performance standards require ongoing assessment of each child to identify the unique strengths and needs of each child in.
Stan salett, civil rights organizer, national education policy adviser, and creator of the upward bound program, is also credited with initiating the head start program. The hspps reflect best practices and the latest research on early childhood development. Changes in head start performance standards as they apply. Epsdt periodicity schedules and their relation to pediatric. In 2010, nearly all head start children had access to.
Head start performance standards preamble part i eclkc hhs. Jul 09, 2015 currently, nearly a third of head start preschoolers receive only a halfday head start program, and twothirds are in programs that run less than a full 180day school year. Administration for children and families office of head. Head start program performance standards the rules and regulations that. Quality indicator point detail wisconsin department of. 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. Overview of the proposed new head start performance standards. Link to document head start performance standards u.