Head Start Basics
This Federal program promotes school readiness for children from low-income families through education, health, nutrition, and family engagement services.
What is Head Start
These individuals are a child's first and most important teachers.
Who are parents or caregivers?
At least this percentage of enrolled children should be eligible for special education services.
What is 10 percent?
The agency provides screenings for vision with the assistance of this tool.
What is SPOT?
These may require special meal accommodations.
What are food allergies?
Children from birth to age 3 are served by this program.
What is Early Head Start?
What is family partnership planning?
Programs collaborate with this federal law's service system to support eligible children with disabilities.
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act? IDEA
A daily classroom routine that promotes oral health, independence, and healthy habits?
What is supervised toothbrushing?
This meal component must be served at breakfast everyday.
What is milk?
Staff who suspect child maltreatment are legally required to be this.
What are mandated reporters?
Family partnership goals should be developed using this approach, emphazing family strengths and priorities.
What is a strengths-based approach?
The document outlines specialized services and supports for preschool-aged children with disabilties.
What is an IEP ( Individualized Education Program)
This practice of one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs.
What is handwashing?
CACFP stands for this.
What is Child and Adult Care Food Program?
This document must be updated at least once every five years and drives program design decisions.
What is the community assessment?
Families should participate in decision-making through committees, councils, and this required leadership group.
What is the Policy Council?
For infants and toddlers receiving early intervention services, this document guides support planning.
What is IFSP ( Individualized Family Service Plan)?
Staff-child ratios vary based primarily on children's ______.
What is age?
Children must be offered all required meal components at this meal.
What is lunch?
What is kindergarten?
Communication with families should be respectful, culturally responsive and ________________.
What is on-going?
Head Start collaborates with local education and early intervention agencies to coordinate__________.
What are services?
These must be conducted regularly so everyone so everyone knows how to respond during emergencies.
What are emergency evacuation or fire drills?
True or False: Wearing gloves eliminates the need to wash hands.
What is False?