< back to welcome page 1 Recruitment 2 Eligibility

2.1Eligibility Requirements Overview

2.2Application and Eligibility Interview (First Meeting)

2.3Waitlist Management

2.4Verifying and Recertifying Families for State Programs

2.5Addressing Family Changes for State Program Applications

3 Selection 4 Enrollment 5 Receiving (or Providing) Services 6 Transition 7 Admin/Operations 8 ChildPlus 9 Learning Paths

2.2.3

Completing Tasks from the Application and Eligibility Interview

Outlying Areas that complete application and eligibility interviews, please execute the following steps after meeting with the family:

• Gather the Shasta Head Start standardized application forms and the documents received from the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) to create a “bundle” or complete set of documents
• Scan the bundle to ERSEA
• Verify the child(ren) are waitlisted and the bundle is attached in ChildPlus before shredding your original bundle

ERSEA evaluates eligibility for Early Head Start/Head Start Preschool and places families on the waitlist. All forms and supporting documentation must be included in the bundle. If information is missing or clarification is required, you will be notified by email from the ERSEA department. You may need to contact the family for additional information and/or documentation. Once additional documentation is gathered or clarification is provided on the standardized application forms, please rescan the entire bundle to ERSEA again.

Note: From the date the complete bundle is received, there is a three-day turnaround for the family to be verified and waitlisted for Early Head Start or Head Start Preschool.