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PROVIDING EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRESCHOOL SERVICES UNDER HSPPS – 45 C.F.R. PART 1302 SUBPART C............................................ 7  \nThe Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five (ELOF) ................. 7  \nTeaching Practices & Learning Environments (§ 1302.31) ........................................................ 9  \nCurricula (§ 1302.32) ................................................................................................................ 12  \nScreening and Referral (§ 1302.33) .......................................................................................... 13  \nChild Assessment (§ 1302.33) .................................................................................................. 15  \nParent and Family Engagement in Education and Child Development Services (§ 1302.34) .. 16  \nSECTION II. SERVING SPECIFIC STUDENT GROUPS......................................................... 18  \nServing Dual Language Learners .............................................................................................. 18  \nSupporting Tribal Languages and Culture ................................................................................ 19  \nAPPENDIX ................................................................................................................................... 21  \nPURPOSE  \nThis guidance is intended to clarify that the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) in 45 C.F.R. Part 1302 Subpart C – Education and Child Development Program Services are required for preschool programs supported with funds under Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); and provide information to preschool providers on select required provisions ofthe HSPPS.  \nESEA section 1112(c)(7) requires that early education services provided prior to kindergarten entry and funded using Title I funds must comply with the Head Start educational standards. Thus, all standards in Part 1302 Subpart C of the HSPPS are required of schools or local educational agencies (LEAs) that use Title I funds for preschool. The educational standards in full are provided in the Appendix for reference. This document builds on previous guidance from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Serving Preschool Children Through Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended (Title I Preschool Guidance)(available at: [https://www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/2024/02/Title-I-Preschool-Early-Learning](https://www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/2024/02/Title-I-Preschool-Early-Learning)Guidance-Revised-2023-FINAL.pdf) and summarizes select provisions to assist Title I preschools in understanding the HSPPS at Part 1302 Subpart C.  \nThis document is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted, with the following citation: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Supporting High-Quality Preschool with Title I Funds: Guidance to Local Educational Agencies and Schools on Implementing the Required Head Start Program Performance Standards for Title I-Funded Presc","cbCaivmMPCBfqiTk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivmMPCBfqiTk","pdf",562315,28,"English","# PURPOSE\n# INTRODUCTION\n# SECTION I. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRESCHOOL SERVICES UNDER HSPPS – 45 C.F.R. PART 1302 SUBPART C\n## The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five (ELOF)\n## Teaching Practices & Learning Environments (§ 1302.31)\n## Curricula (§ 1302.32)\n## Screening and Referral (§ 1302.33)\n## Child Assessment (§ 1302.33)\n## Parent and Family Engagement in Education and Child Development Services (§ 1302.34)\n# SECTION II. 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