Policy

Review the requirements for disclosing child records with parental consent, without consent but with parental notice and opportunity to refuse, and without parental consent.

This standard outlines parental rights to inspect or amend a child record, request a hearing to challenge information, receive a copy of their child's record, and review any written agreements with third parties.

Programs must maintain child records in a manner that ensures only parents and officials acting on behalf of the program have access, and destroy them in a reasonable timeframe when they are no longer needed.

Grant recipients are accountable for supporting and overseeing its delegate agencies, ensuring delegates provide high-quality services to children and families and meet all applicable Head Start requirements.

This standard presents the requirements for determining and establishing written agreements with delegate agencies.

Grant recipients must evaluate and ensure corrective action for delegate agencies according to Sec. 641A(d) of the Head Start Act.

To end a delegate agency contract, grant recipients must show just cause why termination is appropriate or demonstrates cost effectiveness.

Standards here explain how a grant recipient may apply for funds and detail what measures recipients must take to protect federal interest in facilities purchased, constructed or renovated with grant funds.

This standard explains when and how recipients must obtain federal approval to use grant funds to continue to pay purchase costs for the facility or to refinance current indebtedness.

Review the eligibility requirements a grant recipient must establish before they can apply for funds to purchase, construct, or renovate a facility.