(a) Combination program option requirements:
(1) Grantees implementing a combination pro-gram option must provide
class sessions and home visits that result in an amount of con-tact 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. Com-bination programs
must provide these services over a period of 8 to 12 months.
Number of class sessions Number of home visits
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
32-35............................................ 24
(3) The following are examples of various con-figurations 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 pro-gram option must make a
reasonable estimate of the number of days during a year that cen-ters 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) Grant-ees implementing the combination program option must comply
with the class size re-quirements 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 varia-tion found in Sec. 1306.32(d).
(c) Requirements for home visits:
(1) Home visits must last for a minimum of 1 and a half 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).
