Facilities Resource List

Headstart Facilities Manual

FY 2007 PRISM Protocol

PRISM 2007 Software Information

Head Start Program Performance Standards and Other Regulations

Head Start Center Design Guide   476Kb  

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PRISM

Tool used to review Head Start Programs during the Federal On-Site Monitoring.
The PRISM program is included in the materials sent to you from BMCC.

Handbook for Public Playground Safety  1.05 Mb  

This handbook is a product of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
This file can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf as well.

Bus Safety and Bus Requirements

A PowerPoint Show created by Head Start

Model Tribal Head Start Health and Safety Code

This Model Code was developed by the Indian Health Service, the Head Start Bureau, and representatives from local Tribal Head Start Programs. It is intended for use as a tool by Tribal grantees as they work toward and maintain our shared goal of high quality early childhood environments.

Sample of a Health Plan for Your Head Start Center

This document is written in Microsoft Word. It was provided to us by Stewart Watson at IHS. It is a sample that you can make use of for your center.

The FDA Food Code - 2001

United States Food and Drug Administration, current edition of the Model Food Code. The web address is http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodcode.html

Michigan Codes that pertain to Head Start and Child Care facilities:

State of Michigan Child Day Care Licensing rules
http://www.daycare.com/michigan/
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
(University of Colorado Health Services Center)
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/MI/michigan.htm

National Codes that pertain to Head Start and Child Care facilities:

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  • Code for Portable Fire Extinguishers, NFPA 10
  • National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54
  • Standard for Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases, NFPA 58
  • National Electric Code, NFPA 70
  • Standard for Chimneys, Vents, and Heat Producing Appliances, NFPA 97M
  • Life Safety Code, NFPA 101
    
• National Health and Safety Performance Standards:  Guidelines for Out-of-home Child Care Programs.
  
  
• Uniform Plumbing Codes
  
  
• U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Guidelines
  http://www.cpsc.gov/library/library.html
  
• Uniform Building Codes
  
  
• Public Law 93-523 Safe Drinking Water Act
  
  
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended FDA Food Code, 1999
  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodcode.html
  
• The ABCs of Safe and Healthy Child Care
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/facts18.htm

Daycare.com - a Resource for Parents and Providers

www.daycare.com

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

University of Colorado Health Services Center

http://nrc.uchsc.edu