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Head Start Facilities Manual.
By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Head Start Bureau
February
01,
1995
Summary: A quality Head Start facility should provide a physical environment responsive both to the needs of the children and families served and to the needs of staff, volunteers, and community agencies that share space with Head Start. This manual is a tool for Head Start grantees and delegate agencies for assessing existing facilities, making improvements, and securing space for expansion. The manual is primarily designed for use by the Head Start director, the grantee's executive director, financial officer, and other persons directly involved in facilities planning and development. Chapters are: (1) "Assessing Head Start Facilities"; (2) "Understanding Head Start Compliance Issues," including meeting performance, legal, and accessibility standards and requirements; (3) "Designing Head Start Facilities," including classrooms, play areas, administrative space, kitchens, bathrooms, buildings and grounds; (4) "Developing Head Start Facilities"; (5) "Funding Head Start Facilities"; and (6) "Finding More Help," focusing on general Head Start resources, exemplary resources, and building and property resources. A listing of HUD Regional Offices is included, along with 13 worksheets. Contains 46 references.
Index Terms: Child Care Facilities, Head Start
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Head Start Bureau (HSB)
Publication Type: Forms, Training Materials
Pages: 124 pages
Language: English
ERIC Number: ED397952
Availability
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Children Youth and Families
Head Start Bureau
330 C St., SW
Washington, DC 20447
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/
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NCCIC is a service of the Child Care Bureau (CCB), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Administration for Children and Families(ACF), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services