Head Start Performance Standards

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The Head Start Program Performance Standards provide a standard definition of quality services for all Head Start grantees and delegate agencies.

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Early Childhood Development and Health

• 1304.20 - Child Health and Development
• 1304.21 - Education and Early Childhood
• 1304.22 - Child Health and Safety
• 1304.23 - Child Nutrition
• 1304.24 - Child Mental Health

Family and Community Partnerships

• 1304.40 - Family Partnerships
• 1304.41 - Community Partnerships

Program Design and Management

• 1304.50 - Program Governance
• 1304.51 - Management Systems
• 1304.52 - Human Resources Management
• 1304.53 - Facilites, Materials, and Equipment

Other

• 1305 - ERSEA (Eligibility, Recuitment,Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance)
• 1308 - Services for Children with Disabilities
• 1310 - Head Start Transportation