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45 CFR 1304.52(b) Staff Qualifications -- general
 

One of the most important determinants of program quality is having qualified staff interacting with children and families and providing quality services. Part 1304.52(b) stipulates that grantees and delegate agencies ensure that staff and consultants have the knowledge, skills and experience they need to perform their jobs. Additional, only candidates with the qualifications specified in Part 1304.52 and Part 1306.21 of the Standards are hired.

45 CFR 1304.52(b) Staff Qualifications -- general

[Code of Federal Regulations][Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
[CITE: 45CFR1304.52][Page 140-140]
TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1304_PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE OPERATION OF HEAD START PROGRAMS BY GRANTEE AND DELEGATE AGENCIES--Table of Contents
Subpart D_Program Design and Management
Sec. 1304.52 Human Resource Management

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(b) Staff qualifications--general.

(1) Grantee and delegate agencies must ensure that staff and consultants have the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to perform their assigned functions responsibly.

(2) In addition, grantee and delegate agencies must ensure that only candidates with the qualifications specified in this part and in 45 CFR 1306.21 are hired.

(3) Current and former Early Head Start and Head Start parents must receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.

(4) Staff and program consultants must be familiar with the ethnic background and heritage of families in the program and must be able to serve and effectively communicate, to the extent feasible, with children and families with no or limited English proficiency.

45 CFR 1304.52(b) Staff Qualifications. Program Performance Standards for the Operation of Head Start Programs by Grantee and Delegate Agencies. 2004. English.