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Head Start Program Performance Standards

Head Start Programs operate under detailed regulations and program performance standards. These rules are reviewed annually by October 1 and then published in the Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR Parts 1301-1311). Substantive changes to the regulations are published in the Federal Register throughout the year as warranted. These and other small changes are incorporated into the official annual edition.

Regulation - Topic

Topic Procedures Regulations
Head Start Grants Administration   1301
Selection, Initial Funding, and Refunding of Head Start Grantees, and for Selection of Replacement Grantees   1302
Appeal Procedures For Head Start Grantees and Current or Prospective Delegate Agencies   1303
Program Performance Standards for the Operation of Head Start Programs by Grantee and Delegate Agencies   1304
Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance in Head Start   1305
Head Start Staffing Requirements and Program Options   1306
Reserved for future use   1307
Head Start Performance Standards on Services for Children with Disabilities   1308
Head Start Facilities Purchase   1309
Head Start Transportation   1310
Head Start Fellows Program   1311

In addition, the Head Start Bureau has provided Guidance for Parts 1304 Program Performance Standards and 1308 Performance Standards on Services for Children with Disabilities.