[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1306.34]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 1306_HEAD START STAFFING REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM OPTIONS--Table 

of Contents

 

                  Subpart C_Head Start Program Options

 

Sec. 1306.34  Combination program option.



    (a) Combination program option requirements: (1) Grantees 

implementing a combination program option must provide class sessions 

and home visits that result in an amount of contact with children and 

families that is, at a minimum, equivalent to the services provided 

through the center-based program option or the home-based program 

option.

    (2) Acceptable combinations of minimum number of class sessions and 

corresponding number of home visits are shown below. Combination 

programs must provide these services over a period of 8 to 12 months.



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                                                              Number of

                 Number of class sessions                    home visits

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96........................................................             8

92-95.....................................................             9

88-91.....................................................            10

84-87.....................................................            11

80-83.....................................................            12

76-79.....................................................            13

72-75.....................................................            14

68-71.....................................................            15

64-67.....................................................            16

60-63.....................................................            17

56-59.....................................................            18

52-55.....................................................            19

48-51.....................................................            20

44-47.....................................................            21

40-43.....................................................            22

36-39.....................................................            23



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32-35.....................................................            24

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    (3) The following are examples of various configurations that are 

possible for a program that operates for 32 weeks:



     A program operating classes three days a week and 

providing one home visit a month (96 classes and 8 home visits a year);

     A program operating classes two days a week and 

providing two home visits a month (64 classes and 16 home visits a 

year);

     A program operating classes one day a week and 

providing three home visits a month (32 classes and 24 home visits a 

year).



    (4) Grantees operating the combination program option must make a 

reasonable estimate of the number of days during a year that centers may 

be closed due to problems such as inclement weather or illness, based on 

their experience in previous years. Grantees must make provisions in 

their budgets and program plans to operate make-up classes up to the 

estimated number, and provide these classes, when necessary, to prevent 

the number of days of classes from falling below the number required by 

paragraph (a)(2) of this section. Grantees must make up planned home 

visits that were canceled by the program or by the program staff if this 

is necessary to meet the minimums required by paragraph (a)(2) of this 

section. Medical or social service appointments may not replace home 

visits.

    (b) Requirements for class sessions: (1) Grantees implementing the 

combination program option must comply with the class size requirements 

contained in Sec. 1306.32(a).

    (2) The provisions of the following sections apply to grantees 

operating the combination program option: Sec. 1306.32(b) (2), (5), 

(6), (7) and (9).

    (3) If a grantee operates a double session or a full day variation, 

it must meet the provisions concerning double-sessions contained in 

Sec. 1306.32(c)(1) and (3) and the provisions for the center-based 

program option's full day variation found in Sec. 1306.32(d).

    (c) Requirements for home visits: (1) Home visits must last for a 

minimum of 1 and \1/2\ hours each.

    (2) The provisions of the following section, concerning the home-

based program option, must be adhered to by grantees implementing the 

combination program option: Sec. 1306.33(a) (4) and (5); and Sec. 

1306.33(b).