EHS Tip Sheet No. 39: Is It Required for a Newly Funded EHS Program to Hire a Start-Up Planner?

Is It Required for a Newly Funded EHS Program to Hire a Start-Up Planner?
Early Head Start Tip Sheet No. 39



Considerations for utilizing a start-up planner by newly funded EHS programs are identified. The considerations serve as a useful guide for grantee and program administrators. Applicable Head Start Program Performance Standards and resources provide additional information. To read PDF files, get here.

Response: Hiring a start-up planner is optional, but highly recommended. A start-up planner is a consultant, hired by the program, to help facilitate the program’s start-up team through the process of planning and preparing for the implementation of Early Head Start services (often called the “start-up" process). Start-up planners are an allowable use of Head Start funds. Full text» [PDF, 39KB]. The Tip Sheet is not a regulatory document. Its intent is to provide a basis for dialogue, clarification, and problem solving among the Head Start Bureau, Regional Offices, T/TA consultants, and grantees.

Is It Required for a Newly Funded EHS Program to Hire a Start-Up Planner? Early Head Start Tip Sheet No. 39. HHS/ACF/OHS. 2009. English. [PDF, 39KB].

Last Reviewed: December 2009