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The Head Start Act requires periodic federal review of all Head Start programs. Learn about federal monitoring and understand all the necessary requirements to prepare for the federal review of your program’s systems and services. Explore a wide range of information for Head Start programs and monitoring reviewers, including an introduction to monitoring, review protocols, reviewer resources, and reports. Be sure to sign up for and visit the Aligned Monitoring Virtual Expo section, which gives grantees, Regional Office staff, and training and technical assistance (T/TA) staff the necessary knowledge and tools related to federal monitoring.
Reviews of EHS-CCPs will assess program performance in the areas of Fiscal Management, Health and Safety, Education and Child Development, Family and Community Engagement, and Program Management.
Monitoring review reports summarize the results of on-site reviews that assess grant recipient compliance with requirements governing Head Start programs.
If you are an existing reviewer and need assistance with the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES) or review support, please see below for guidance.
If you are interested in becoming a consultant or reviewer for the Head Start program, visit this website.
This web page contains additional information related to federal reviews.
This baseline tool is one aspect of the work that OHS is doing in partnership with the Office of Child Care to understand the current capacity of the EHS-CCP grantees and their partners and to identify technical assistance or other supports needed .
The Agency Service Profile provide grant recipient-level information on reported demographics, services, and federal monitoring of Head Start programs.
Learn how the Office of Head Start (OHS) monitoring process has been updated to reflect the current Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Listen as Office of Head Start leaders Ann Linehan, acting director, and Adia Brown, monitoring lead, answer questions after the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Monitoring Kickoff webcast.
Learn how the Office of Head Start (OHS) monitoring process has been updated to verify compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families
