Fiscal Year 2025 Monitoring Process for Head Start and Early Head Start Recipients
Log Number: ACF-OHS-IM-24-02 | Issuance Date: 06-27-2024
Federal Monitoring
The Head Start Act requires periodic federal review of all Head Start programs. Learn about federal monitoring and understand all the necessary requirements to prepare for the federal review of your program’s systems and services. Explore a wide range of information for Head Start programs and monitoring reviewers, including an introduction to monitoring, review protocols, reviewer resources, and reports. Be sure to sign up for and visit the Aligned Monitoring Virtual Expo section, which gives grantees, Regional Office staff, and training and technical assistance (T/TA) staff the necessary knowledge and tools related to federal monitoring.
Child Health and Safety Incident Reporting
Watch this webinar that provides guidance and detailed information regarding child health and safety incidents and risk assessment notifications in Head Start programs.
Fiscal Year 2024 Monitoring Process for Head Start and Early Head Start Recipients
Log Number: ACF-IM-HS-23-04 | Issuance Date: 07-11-2023
FY 2022 Monitoring Kickoff Webinar
Learn about updates to the Office of Head Start (OHS) monitoring process. Find out how the updated process verifies compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Head Start Monitoring Protocols
Explore the instruments used to gather information to assess core performance areas of Head Start and Early Head Start grant recipients.
Office of Head Start FY2021 Monitoring Kickoff
Learn about updates to the Office of Head Start (OHS) monitoring process. Find out how the updated process verifies compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 Virtual Expo
Sign up and explore this space, which gives grant recipients, Regional Offices, and TTA staff all of the tools and information necessary to prepare for this fiscal year.
1304.5 Termination and denial of refunding.
Review the process for termination of financial assistance or denial of a grant recipient’s refunding application.
Consultant Opportunities
If you are interested in becoming a consultant or reviewer for the Head Start program, visit this website.
Reviewer Resources
If you are an existing reviewer and need assistance with the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES) or review support, please see below for guidance.