< 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

5.1

Screening & Compliance Requirements

Screening and compliance requirements are in place to ensure the health and safety of the children enrolled in Head Start programs and enable early intervention. Additionally, compliance ensures continued funding from multiple resources in order to continue providing services to the community.

The screening and compliance requirements in effect at Shasta Head Start originate from multiple sources including:

The Office of Head Start Program Performance Standards
Community Care Licensing (CA Dept. of Social Services)
Education Code: Title 5
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Our screening and compliance requirements are organized into various increments based on a specific date or point in time, including:

Prior to Day 1 – these requirements must be completed prior to the first day of school (Day 1)
30/45/60/90 Day – must be completed by a specific increment (number of days) after the child’s entry date, which typically coincides with the child’s first day of school
2.5-Year-old – must be completed by the time the enrolled child reaches 2.5 years of age (30 months)

Our screening and compliance requirements fall under various program areas including:

Health & Safety – health screenings (hearing/vision), CHDP & immunization requirements, health/nutrition plans, dental requirements
Education – busing and pedestrian safety, ASQ3 (Developmental), ASQ-SE (Mental Health), Needs and Services Plans (EHS only), DRDP Ongoing Assessments
Disabilities/Mental Health – Notice of enrolled child with special needs
Family Services – Family Services Packet, weekly home visits

References

Office of Head Start Program Performance Standards
Community Care Licensing: Title 22 – The core mission of the Child Care Licensing Program is to ensure the health and safety of children in care. The Child Care Licensing Program strives to provide preventive, protective, and quality services to children in care by ensuring that licensed facilities meet established health and safety standards through monitoring facilities, providing technical assistance, and establishing partnerships with providers, parents, and the child care community.
Education Code: Title 5
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)