1306 Staffing/Options - Module One 

This Head Start Standards Training Module includes 1306.1 - 1305.32
Pages 150- 153

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§ 1305.8

45 CFR Ch. XIII (10–1–05 Edition)

 

PART 1306—HEAD START STAFFING REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM OPTIONS

Subpart A—General

Sec.
1306.1 Purpose and scope.
1306.2 Effective dates.
1306.3 Definitions.

Subpart B—Head Start Program Staffing Requirements

1306.20 Program staffing patterns.
1306.21 Staff qualification requirements.
1306.22 Volunteers.
1306.23 Training.

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§ 1306.3

Subpart C—Head Start Program Options

1306.30 Provision of comprehensive child development services.
1306.31 Choosing a Head Start program option.
1306.32 Center-based program option.
1306.33 Home-based program option.
1306.34 Combination program option.
1306.35 Additional Head Start program option variations.
1306.36 Compliance waiver.

AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

SOURCE: 57 FR 58092, Dec. 8, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A—General

§ 1306.1 Purpose and scope.

This Part sets forth requirements for Early Head Start and Head Start program  staffing and program options that all Early Head Start and Head Start grantee and delegate agencies, with the exception of Parent Child Center programs, must meet. The exception for Parent Child Centers is for fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 as consistent with section 645A(e)(2) of the Head Start Act, as amended. These requirements, including those pertaining to staffing patterns, the choice of the program options to be implemented and the acceptable ranges in the implementation of those options, have been developed to help maintain and improve the quality of Early Head Start and Head Start and to help promote lasting benefits to the children and families being served. These requirements are to be used in conjunction  with the Head Start Program Performance Standards at 45 CFR Part 1304, as applicable.

[61 FR 57226, Nov. 5, 1996]

§ 1306.2 Effective dates.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, Head Start grantees funded or refunded after June 7, 1993, must comply with these requirements by such times in their grant cycles as new groups of children begin receiving services. This does not preclude grantees from voluntarily coming into compliance with these regulations prior to the effective date.

(b) With respect to the requirements of § 1306.32(b)(2), grantees that are currently

operating classes in double session center-based options for less than three and a half hours per day, but for at least three hours per day, may continue to do so until September 1, 1995, at which time they must comply with the three and one-half hour minimum class time requirement.

§ 1306.3 Definitions.

(a) Center-based program option means Head Start services provided to children primarily in classroom settings.

(b) Combination program option means Head Start services provided to children in both a center setting and through intensive work with the child’s parents and family at home.

(c) Days of operation means the planned days during which children will be receiving direct Head Start component services in a classroom, on a field trip or on trips for health-related activities, in group socialization or when parents are receiving a home visit.

(d) Double session variation means a variation of the center-based program option that operates with one teacher who works with one group of children in a morning session and a different group of children in an afternoon session.

(e) Full-day variation means a variation of the center-based program option in which program operations continue for longer than six hours per day.

(f) Group socialization activities means the sessions in which children and parents enrolled in the home-based or combination program option interact with other home-based or combination children and parents in a Head Start classroom, community facility, home, or on a field trip.

(g) Head Start class means a group of children supervised and taught by two paid staff members (a teacher and a teacher aide or two teachers) and, where possible, a volunteer.

(h) Head Start parent means a Head Start child’s mother or father, other family member who is a primary caregiver, foster parent, guardian or the person with whom the child has been placed for purposes of adoption pending a final adoption decree.

"Center-based program option means Head Start services provided to children primarily in classroom settings."

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Test Questions:

    Select the correct "True" or "False" option.
1. Days of operation would include days in which the staff is preparing the center for children.    (1306.3)
  True  
  False  
2. Full-day variation means a variation of the center-based program option in which program operations continue for longer than six hours per day.     (1306.3)
  True  
  False  
3. Head Start class means a group of children supervised and taught by at least one staff member (a teacher or a teacher aide ) and, where possible, a volunteer.     (1306.3)
  True  
  False  
§ 1306.20

45 CFR Ch. XIII (10–1–05 Edition)

(i) Head Start program is one operated by a Head Start grantee or delegate agency.

(j) Home-based program option means Head Start services provided to children, primarily in the child’s home, through intensive work with the child’s parents and family as the primary factor in the growth and development of the child.

(k) Home visits means the visits made to a child’s home by the class teacher in a center-based program option, or home visitors in a home-based program option, for the purpose of assisting parents in fostering the growth and development of their child.

(l) Hours of operation means the planned hours per day during which children and families will be receiving direct Head Start component services in a classroom, on a field trip, while receiving medical or dental services, or during a home visit or group socialization activity. Hours of operation do not include travel time to and from the center at the beginning and end of a session.

(m) Parent-teacher conference means the meeting held at the Head Start center between the child’s teacher and the child’s parents during which the child’s progress and accomplishments are discussed.

"Home visits means the visits made to a child’s home by the class teacher in a center-based program option, or home visitors in a home-based program option, for the purpose of assisting parents in fostering the growth and development of their child."

Subpart B—Head Start Program Staffing Requirements

§ 1306.20 Program staffing patterns.

(a) Grantees must meet the requirements of 45 CFR 1304.52(g), Classroom staffing and home visitors, in addition to the requirements of this Section.

(b) Grantees must provide adequate supervision of their staff.

(c) Grantees operating center-based program options must employ two paid staff persons (a teacher and a teacher aide or two teachers) for each class.  Whenever possible, there should be a third person in the classroom who is a volunteer.

(d) Grantees operating home-based program options must employ home visitors responsible for home visits and group socialization activities.

(e) Grantees operating a combination program option must employ, for their classroom operations, two paid staff

persons, a teacher and a teacher aide or two teachers, for each class. Whenever possible, there should be a third person in the classroom who is a volunteer.  They must employ staff for home visits who meet the qualifications the grantee requires for home visitors.

(f) Classroom staff and home visitors must be able to communicate with the families they serve either directly or through a translator. They should also be familiar with the ethnic background of these families.

[57 FR 58092, Dec. 8, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 57226, Nov. 5, 1996]

§ 1306.21 Staff qualification requirements.

Head Start programs must comply with section 648A of the Head Start Act and any subsequent amendments regarding the qualifications of classroom teachers.

[61 FR 57226, Nov. 5, 1996]

§ 1306.22 Volunteers.

(a) Head Start programs must use volunteers to the fullest extent possible. Head Start grantees must develop and implement a system to actively recruit, train and utilize volunteers in the program.

(b) Special efforts must be made to have volunteer participation, especially parents, in the classroom and during group socialization activities.

§ 1306.23 Training.

(a) Head Start grantees must provide pre-service training and in-service training opportunities to program staff and volunteers to assist them in acquiring or increasing the knowledge and skills they need to fulfill their job responsibilities. This training must be directed toward improving the ability of staff and volunteers to deliver services required by Head Start regulations and policies.

(b) Head Start grantees must provide staff with information and training about the underlying philosophy and goals of Head Start and the program options being implemented.

 

"Special efforts must be made to have volunteer participation, especially parents, in the classroom and during group socialization activities."

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Test Questions:

    Select the correct "True" or "False" option.
4. Parent-teacher conference means the meeting held at the Head Start center between the child’s teacher and the child’s parents during which the child’s progress and accomplishments are discussed.    (1306.3)
  True  
  False  
5. Head Start grantees must develop and implement a system to actively recruit, train and utilize volunteers in the program.   (1306.22)
  True  
  False  
6. Head Start grantees must provide pre-service training and in-service training opportunities to program staff and Policy Council only.     (1306.23)
  True  
  False  

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 § 1306.32

Subpart C—Head Start Program Options

§ 1306.30 Provisions of comprehensive child development services.

(a) All Head Start grantees must provide comprehensive child development services, as defined in the Head Start Performance Standards.

(b) All Head Start grantees must provide classroom or group socialization activities for the child as well as home visits to the parents. The major purpose of the classroom or socialization activities is to help meet the child’s development needs and to foster the child’s social competence. The major purpose of the home visits is to enhance the parental role in the growth and development of the child.

(c) The facilities used by Early Head Start and Head Start grantee and delegate agencies for regularly scheduled center-based and combination program option classroom activities or home-based group socialization activities must comply with State and local requirements concerning licensing. In cases where these licensing standards are less comprehensive or less stringent than the Head Start regulations, or where no State or local licensing standards are applicable, grantee and delegate agencies are required to assure that their facilities are in compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to health and safety as found in 45 CFR 1304.53(a), Physical environment and facilities.

(d) All grantees must identify, secure and use community resources in the provision of services to Head Start children and their families prior to using Head Start funds for these services.

[57 FR 58092, Dec. 8, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 57226, Nov. 5, 1996; 63 FR 2314, Jan. 15, 1998]

"The major purpose of the classroom or socialization activities is to help meet the child’s development needs and to foster the child’s social competence."

§ 1306.31 Choosing a Head Start program option.

(a) Grantees may choose to implement one or more than one of three program options: a center-based option, a home-based program option or a combination program option.

(b) The program option chosen must meet the needs of the children and families

 

as indicated by the community needs assessment conducted by the grantee.

(c) When assigning children to a particular program option, Head Start grantees that operate more than one program option must consider such factors as the child’s age, developmental level, disabilities, health or learning problems, previous preschool experiences and family situation. Grantees must also consider parents’ concerns and wishes prior to making final assignments.

§ 1306.32 Center-based program option.

(a) Class size.

(1)

Head Start classes must be staffed by a teacher and an aide or two teachers and, whenever possible, a volunteer.

(2)

Grantees must determine their class size based on the predominant age of the children who will participate in the class and whether or not a center-based double session variation is being implemented.

(3)

For classes serving predominantly four or five-year-old children, the average class size of that group of classes must be between 17 and 20 children, with no more than 20 children enrolled in any one class.

(4)

When double session classes serve predominantly four or five-year-old children, the average class size of that group of classes must be between 15 and 17 children. A double session class for four or five-year old children may have no more than 17 children enrolled. (See paragraph (c) of this section for other requirements regarding the double session variation.)

(5)

For classes serving predominantly three-year-old children, the average class size of that group of classes must be between 15 and 17 children, with no more than 17 children enrolled in any one class.

(6)

When double session classes serve predominantly three-year-old children, the average class size of that group of classes must be between 13 and 15 children.  A double session class for threeyear- old children may have no more than 15 children enrolled. (See paragraph (c) of this section for other requirements regarding the double session variation.)

"Grantees must determine their class size based on the predominant age of the children who will participate in the class and whether or not a center-based double session variation is being implemented."

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Test Questions:

    Select the correct "True" or "False" option.
7. All Head Start grantees must provide classroom or group socialization activities for the child as well as home visits to the parents.   (1306.30)
  True  
  False  
8. Grantees must determine their class size based on the predominant age of the children who will participate in the class and whether or not a center-based double session variation is being implemented.   (1306.32)
  True  
  False  
9. For classes serving predominantly three-year-old children, the average class size of that group of classes must be between 15 and 17 children, with no more than 17 children enrolled in any one class.    (1306.32)
  True  
  False  

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