[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1306.20]

[Page 152]
 
                        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 
 
           Subpart B_Head Start Program Staffing Requirements
 
Sec.  1306.20  Program staffing patterns.


    (a) Grantees must meet the requirements of 45 CFR 1304.52(g), 
Classroom staffing and home visitors, in addition to the requirements of 
this Section.
    (b) Grantees must provide adequate supervision of their staff.
    (c) Grantees operating center-based program options must employ two 
paid staff persons (a teacher and a teacher aide or two teachers) for 
each class. Whenever possible, there should be a third person in the 
classroom who is a volunteer.
    (d) Grantees operating home-based program options must employ home 
visitors responsible for home visits and group socialization activities.
    (e) Grantees operating a combination program option must employ, for 
their classroom operations, two paid staff persons, a teacher and a 
teacher aide or two teachers, for each class. Whenever possible, there 
should be a third person in the classroom who is a volunteer. They must 
employ staff for home visits who meet the qualifications the grantee 
requires for home visitors.
    (f) Classroom staff and home visitors must be able to communicate 
with the families they serve either directly or through a translator. 
They should also be familiar with the ethnic background of these 
families.

[57 FR 58092, Dec. 8, 1992, as amended at 61 FR 57226, Nov. 5, 1996]