Management
To reach the children and families who need Head Start services the most, programs are designed according to this
Community Assessment
To remain up-to-date with Head Start program requirements, how often must HS children update their physical examination?
Yearly
The developmental screening we use for children that is to be completed within 45 days.
ASQs
Focuses on promoting regular attendance, tracking daily attendance for all children, and managing chronic absenteeism.
Attendance Policy
A Population that is considered categorically Eligible for enrollment
Homeless, Foster, SNAP
A process used by Head Start to verify a person's identity and review their past records, including criniminal histroy.
Background Checks
What preventive care and early treatment does HHS provide twice a year?
Dentals
The number of child assessments completed each program year
3
A tool used by family service workers during the initial enrollment process to identify a family's strengths, needs, and goals.
Family Needs Assessment
A program's enrollment can be made up of this percentage of higher income families
10%
Rules and steps an organization follows to guide how work should be done.
Policies and Procedures
What evidence-based screenings are completed within 45 calendar days of a child’s 1st day of attendance that measures sight clarity and sound sensitivity?
Hearing and Vision Screening
The assessment tool HHS uses to assess children 3 times per year
TS Gold
FRA’s and PCE’s are required to attain what credential?
Family Services Credential
A document required to validate a child's age and identity and needed to confirm eligibility.
Birth Certificate
Financial data needed to keep on file
Purchase or lease of facilities, financial audits, and documentation of non-federal share (in-kind) contributions.
This is a comprehensive evaluation measuring a child's physical development—specifically height, weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI). It is part of mandatory screenings designed to track healthy growth, identify nutritional needs, and detect potential health issues early.
Growth Assessment
Specific times for teachers to communicate individual progress of children to families and engage families in planning for their child's education
Home Visits and parent/teacher conferences
These focus on identifying strengths, fostering self-sufficiency, promoting parents as active partners in their child's education, and facilitating access to community resources to help families reach their personal goals.
Family Partnership Agreement
Head Start programs are federally mandated to ensure at least 10% of their total funded enrollment consists of
Children with disabilities
Annual, mandated, and comprehensive review of a program's performance in meeting federal standards, goals, and objectives.
Self-Assessment
These are tracked to help reduce the spread of illnesses among children and staff, manage absenteeism, and comply with state/local health regulations
Contagious Diseases
What do teachers need to accurately assess children?
Observation and Documentation
Family Well-Being, Positive Parent-Child Relationships, Families as Lifelong Learners, Family Engagement in Transitions, Family Connections to Peers and Community, and Families as Advocates and Leaders are all included in what assessment completed by Family Service Staff?
Family Outcomes
In order to reach the most in need of head start services, each Head Start grantee must develop and implement a.....
Recruitment Plan