Pro-Children’s Act of 2001
The Pro-Children’s Act of 2001 imposes restrictions on smoking in facilities where federally-funded children’s services are provided. Grantees that are subject to these requirements will find this information useful.
Post-Approval Guidance and Checklist
Learn more about the specific regulations in the Head Start Act and Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) that grantees must comply with when they purchase, construct, or renovate a facility using Head Start grant funds. Use this resource when complying with these regulations.
Strategic Maintenance Planning Tool
Head Start leaders must develop systems to address the maintenance needs and repair schedules of their facilities. These systems can have significant budgetary implications and should be approached with the same care one would take with any major purchase. Use this facilities guidance tool to help with data-informed decision-making in implementing sound business practices.
Facilities Project Implementation
Learn about the laws and regulations grantees must comply with and the forms they must complete when they purchase, construct, or renovate a facility.
Facilities Maintenance, Health, and Safety
Review the insurance and maintenance regulations, quality health and safety practices, and policies that grantees should establish in their early care and education facilities.
Compliance Assistance: The Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts
The Department of Labor is committed to providing its customers—America's employers, workers, job seekers, and retirees—with clear and easy-to-access information on how to comply with federal employment laws. This resource can be used by program directors, human resource managers, and construction professionals involved in meeting compliance issues related to Davis-Bacon.
Eight Steps in the Design Process
Program design elements, such as group size, classroom size, the indoor-outdoor relationship, and easily accessed diapering and toileting facilities with adjacent handwashing sinks, all have a great impact on the functioning and design of a child care center.
Tips on How to Develop a Professional Development Partnership
Collaborating with early childhood programs that have similar training needs can build effective partnerships. Explore tips on how to identify stakeholders, build trust, and achieve stated program outcomes.
Why Outsource Your School Transportation Needs?
Outsourcing is a successful strategy for solving a variety of transportation problems. This article offers ideas that program managers and transportation coordinators can use to evaluate their cost of transportation. For example, the article suggests that partnering with a private school bus company whose expertise is pupil transportation allows the program staff to concentrate on their primary function of educating children.
School Bus Classifications
When considering new vehicle purchases, program directors should understand the four basic types of buses available. Manufacturers can configure each of the four types as either a traditional school bus or as an allowable alternate vehicle (AAV). This tip sheet provides a brief description of each type.