45 C.F.R. Subpart B—Head Start Program Staffing Requirements
Title 45 - Public Welfare
(a) Grantees must meet the requirements of 45 CFR 1304.52(g), Classroom staffing and home visitors, in addition to the requirements of this Section. (b) Grantees must provide adequate supervision of their staff. (c) Grantees operating center-based program options must employ two paid staff persons (a teacher and a teacher aide or two teachers) for each class. Whenever possible, there should be a third person in the classroom who is a volunteer. (d) Grantees operating home-based program options must employ home visitors responsible for home visits and group socialization activities. (e) Grantees operating a combination program option must employ, for their classroom operations, two paid staff persons, a teacher and a teacher aide or two teachers, for each class. Whenever possible, there should be a third person in the classroom who is a volunteer. They must employ staff for home visits who meet the qualifications the grantee requires for home visitors. (f) Classroom staff and home visitors must be able to communicate with the families they serve either directly or through a translator. They should also be familiar with the ethnic background of these families. [57 FR 58092, Dec. 8, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 57226, Nov. 5, 1996] Head Start programs must comply with section 648A of the Head Start Act and any subsequent amendments regarding the qualifications of classroom teachers. [61 FR 57226, Nov. 5, 1996] (a) Head Start programs must use volunteers to the fullest extent possible. Head Start grantees must develop and implement a system to actively recruit, train and utilize volunteers in the program. (b) Special efforts must be made to have volunteer participation, especially parents, in the classroom and during group socialization activities. (a) Head Start grantees must provide pre-service training and in-service training opportunities to program staff and volunteers to assist them in acquiring or increasing the knowledge and skills they need to fulfill their job responsibilities. This training must be directed toward improving the ability of staff and volunteers to deliver services required by Head Start regulations and policies. (b) Head Start grantees must provide staff with information and training about the underlying philosophy and goals of Head Start and the program options being implemented.
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 1306—HEAD START STAFFING REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM OPTIONS
Subpart B—Head Start Program Staffing Requirements
§ 1306.20 Program staffing patterns.
§ 1306.21 Staff qualification requirements.
§ 1306.22 Volunteers.
§ 1306.23 Training.
