These systems remind us that any Head Start program is only as good as its people. A strong human resources system ensures that staff members and volunteers have the credentials and competencies needed to provide quality Head Start services to children and families.

Head Start Policy and Regulations

• Sec. 648A Staff Qualifications and Development (2007)
• Human Resources Management, 45 CFR § 1302 Subpart I (2016)

Personnel Policies, Compensation, and Labor Laws

• Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke
• Affirmative Action and Head Start
• Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Whistleblower Protection Laws
• Head Start Funds and Unionizing
• Partnerships Issues: Employees or Independent Contractors?

Staff Hiring

• Conducting Effective Interviews: What You Need to Know
• Developing a Search Strategy: Your Roadmap for Hiring
• Employee Compensation Checklist
• Ensuring New Employees' Success: Best Practices for Employee Onboarding
• Introduction to Competency-Based Hiring

Supervision

• Bus Driver Performance Observation Form
• Examples of Core Competencies for Head Start Managers
• Planning Staff Meetings
• Supportive Supervision: Promoting Staff and Family Growth Through Positive Relationships

Professional Development

• College Tips for Head Start Staff
• Designing a Career Development and Management System for Head Start
• Establishing a Competency-Based Management Framework
• List of Training Scenarios
• Mentoring for Head Start and Early Head Start
• Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders
• Planning for Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
• Strategies for Building Partnerships with Academic Institutions
• Tips on How to Develop a Professional Development Partnership
• Training Is the Key to the Success of Providing Transportation

Consultants and Volunteers

• Developing and Managing Volunteer Programs
• Foster Grandparent Program
• Insurance Coverage for Volunteers: Head Start Volunteer Policies
• Partnerships Issues: Employees or Independent Contractors?
• Policies and Procedures
• Strategic Use of Consultants: A Guide for Program Leaders
• Using Both Paid Providers and Volunteers
• Volunteer Recruitment
• Volunteer Services

Last Updated: September 1, 2021