Head Start PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND OTHER
REGULATIONS
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The Head Start Regulations, Title 45 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Parts 1301 through 1311 state the required
operating procedures and services Head Start programs are to provide
to the children and families they serve. Program Guidance for Parts
1304 and 1308 are included. Copies of this publication may be ordered
from Head
Start Information and Publication Center. More information about
the Code of Federal Regulations is available through the Government
Printing Office.
The regulations are presented in different formats.
Most sections appear in as they were originally printed in the Federal
Register. They are available in HTML, PDF, and WORD. Parts 1304
and 1308 were also published with additional interpretive guidance.
Part 1304 is available with and without guidance in WORD and PDF
formats. Click on the version of your choice.
Microsoft Word 97 versions can be read by higher,
but not earlier, editions of the program.
- Table of Contents HTML | PDF
| WORD
- Introduction HTML | PDF
| WORD
- Part 1301 - Head Start Grants Administration HTML
| PDF | WORD
- Part 1302 - Policies and Procedures for Selection, Initial
Funding, and Refunding of Head Start Grantees, and for Selection
of Replacement Grantees HTML | PDF
| WORD
- Part 1303 - Appeal Procedures For Head Start Grantees and Current
or Prospective Delegate Agencies HTML |
PDF | WORD
- Amended February 1, 2000 HTML |
PDF | WORD
- Part 1304 - Program Performance
Standards for the Operation of Head Start Programs by Grantee
and Delegate Agencies PDF Federal
Register
- Part 1304 Subpart A - General HTML
| PDF | WORD
- Part 1304 Subpart B - Early Childhood Development and Health
Services
1304.20 - Child health and developmental services Federal
Register WORD | PDF
1304.21 - Education and early childhood development Federal
Register WORD | PDF
1304.22 - Child health and safety Federal Register
WORD | PDF
1304.23 - Child nutrition Federal Register WORD
| PDF
1304.24 - Child mental health Federal Register WORD
| PDF
1304.40 - Family partnerships Federal Register WORD
| PDF
1304.41 - Community partnerships Federal Register
WORD | PDF
1304.50 - Program governance Federal Register WORD
| PDF
1304.51 - Management systems and procedures Federal Register
WORD | PDF
1304.52 - Human resources management Federal Register
WORD | PDF
1304.53 - Facilities, materials, and equipment Federal
Register WORD | PDF
1304.60 - Deficiencies and quality improvement plans Federal
Register WORD | PDF
1304.61 - Noncompliance Federal Register WORD
| PDF
- With Guidance PDF
1304.20 - Child Health and Developmental Services HTML
| WORD
1304.21 - Education and Early Childhood Development HTML
| WORD
1304.22 - Child Health and Safety HTML
| WORD
1304.23 - Child Nutrition HTML |
WORD
1304.24 - Child Mental Health HTML
| WORD
- Part 1304 Subpart C - Family and Community Partnerships
PDF
1304.40 - Family Partnerships HTML
| WORD
1304.41 - Community Partnerships HTML
| WORD
- Part 1304 Subpart D - Program Design and Management PDF
1304.50 - Program Governance HTML
| WORD
1304.51 - Management Systems and Procedures HTML
| WORD
1304.52 - Human Resources Management HTML
| WORD
1304.53 - Facilities, Materials, and Equipment HTML
| WORD
- Part 1304 Subpart E - Implementation and Enforcement HTML
| PDF | WORD
- Part 1304 Appendix A - Governance and Management Responsibilities
PDF | WORD
- Part 1304 Appendix B - Selected References Used in Preparation
of Program Guidance for Part 1304 HTML
| PDF | WORD
- Part 1305 - Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment,
and Attendance in Head Start HTML | PDF
| WORD
- Part 1306 - Head Start Staffing Requirements and Program Options
HTML | PDF
| WORD
- Part 1307 - Reserved for future use
- Part 1308 - Head Start Performance Standards on Services for
Children with Disabilities HTML |
PDF | WORD 1
and 2
- Part 1309 - Head Start Facilities Purchase HTML
| PDF | WORD
- Part 1310 - Head Start Transportation HTML
| PDF | WORD
- Part 1311 - Head Start Fellows Program HTML
| PDF | WORD
- Changes entered into this version of the manual HTML
| PDF | WORD
Need other Federal regulations, the Federal Register, or the Congressional
Record? Search the database of the Government Printing Office at
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/.
Last Modified: 08/24/2004
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