< back to welcome page 1 Recruitment 2 Eligibility 3 Selection 4 Enrollment 5 Receiving (or Providing) Services

5.1Screening & Compliance Requirements

5.1.1Prior to Day 1 5.1.230/45/60/90 Day 5.1.32.5-Year-Old 5.1.4Education Staff Yearly Timelines 5.1.5Family Worker Yearly Timeline

5.2Center/Classroom Startup Planning

5.2.1Language Services 5.2.2Family Orientation

5.2.2.1Siblings and Non-Enrolled Children

5.2.3Child Files 5.2.4Center/Classroom Environment Set up 5.2.5Daily Schedules 5.2.6Curriculum Planning 5.2.7ECERS/ITERS Rating Scale

5.3Classroom Engagement

5.3.01Opening Checklist (EHS/HS) 5.3.02Set up Morning Environment 5.3.03Pedestrian Safety 5.3.04Drop-Off/Pick-Up Procedures 5.3.05Greeting Children & Families 5.3.06Daily Health Check 5.3.07Daily Logs (EHS) 5.3.08Child Supervision 5.3.09Handwashing Procedures 5.3.10Attendance Policy & Procedures 5.3.11Meals (EHS/HS)

5.3.11.1Special Dietary Needs

5.3.12Bottle Feeding/Introduction to Solid Foods (EHS) 5.3.13Bathroom Procedures 5.3.14Diapering 5.3.15Tooth Brushing 5.3.16Free Choice Time 5.3.17Small Group Time 5.3.18Large Group Time 5.3.19Outside Time 5.3.20Facilitating Lessons 5.3.21Napping Procedures (EHS/HS) 5.3.22Cleaning & Laundry 5.3.23Closing Checklist 5.3.24Challenging Behavior Tracking Packet

5.3.24.1Behavior Incidents

5.3.24.2Referral for Observation/Consultation 5.3.25Planning Activities

5.3.25.1Creative Curriculum Studies

5.3.26Unusual Incidents/Accidents (Ouch Report) 5.3.27Administering Medication 5.3.28Off-Floor Planning Time 5.3.29Center-based Program Year Shutdown Checklist

5.4Ongoing Assessment

5.4.1Observational Notes 5.4.2Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP) 5.4.3Individual Child Goals (ICG) 5.4.4Portfolio Collection

5.5Family Engagement

5.5.1Home Visits 5.5.2Family Conferences 5.5.3Parent Center Committee Meetings (PCCM)

5.5.3.1Web Planning Process

5.5.4Family Partnership Process

5.5.4.1Family Opportunity and Interest Assessment (FOIA) 5.5.4.2Family Partnership Agreement (FPA) Family Goals

5.5.5Parent Cafes 5.5.6Positive Behavior Support and Child Success Team 5.5.7IEP/IFSP Meetings 5.5.8Inclusion Planning (Disabilities Plan of Action)

5.5.8.1Service Providers at Center

5.5.9Attendance Study Teams (AST) 5.5.10Raising a Reader 5.5.11Make Parenting a Pleasure – Parenting Groups 5.5.12Records Request and Enrollment Verification 5.5.13Policy Council 5.5.14Name and/or Family Change Procedure

5.6Weekly Home Visits

5.6.1Home Visitor Timeline 5.6.2Preparing for Weekly Home Visits 5.6.3First 11 Weekly Home Visit Records 5.6.4Personal Visit Planning Guide and Record 5.6.5Home Visit Tracking Form 5.6.6Developmental Domains 5.6.7Home Visitor Curriculum Planning and Training 5.6.8Travel File 5.6.9Parent Binder 5.6.10Scheduling Home Visits in Outlook 5.6.11Home Visits in Child Plus

5.7Home-based Socials

5.7.1Socialization Site 5.7.2Group Socialization Plan 5.7.3Home-based Socials: Meals

5.9Reporting

5.9.1Family Worker and Home Visitor Monthly Summary Report

5.9.1.1Using Childplus To-Do Lists

5.9.2Reporting Suspicion of Child Abuse 5.9.3Head Teacher/Site Supervisor End of Month Checklist

5.9.3.1Site Meetings

5.10Prenatal Services

5.10.1Prenatal Enrollment 5.10.2Prenatal Home Visits 5.10.3The Postpartum Visit

5.12Internal Monitoring

5.12.1Child File Monitor 5.12.2Teaching Pyramid Snapshot 5.12.3Monitoring Chronic Absenteeism 5.12.4Personal Visit Observation Tool and Home Visit Rating Scale (HOVRS)

5.13Food Service

5.13.1Kitchen Basics 5.13.2Menu and Menu Planning 5.13.3Foodservice Shopping 5.13.4Food Safety and Handling

6 Transition 7 Admin/Operations 8 ChildPlus 9 Learning Paths

5.2.2.1

Siblings and Non-Enrolled Children

Shasta Head Start centers are licensed to serve children of the ages designated on the center’s license. For this reason, and for the safety of all children, SHS has set guidelines regarding siblings and non-enrolled children being in our classrooms.

Staff will share the Guidelines for Siblings and Non-enrolled Children in the Center with families at the parent orientation or the first home visit. The Guidelines for Siblings and Non-enrolled Children in the Center can also be found in the Family Handbook.

To help families feel welcomed, centers may create a designated waiting area where older siblings and non-enrolled children may wait for their parents. This area needs to be visible to the parent as they sign the enrolled child in. The waiting area may be as simple as a chair with a basket of books. Parents need to be shown the sibling/non-enrolled children waiting area during orientation or their first day at center.