L – 012Are programs obligated to transport parents upon request to and from Head Start/EHS centers?
Programs need to develop their own policies about transporting parents to and from the Head Start center. Such policies should consider whether the bus or transportation insurance allows for this. A parent needing transportation, for example, to participate in a socialization visit or to volunteer at the center may be provided such transportation. This transportation could be arranged by having the parent accompany his/her child on the bus or, if necessary, by having an employee drive to the parent’s home to pick up the parent and transport the parent to the center. Grantees are not mandated to provide such transportation, but are encouraged to do so when it will better enable the parent to participate in activities that are designed to improve the Head Start program and/or improve the parent’s ability to act as their child’s primary educator (for example, transporting a parent to attend an adult literacy class at the Head Start center).
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- L – 012Are programs obligated to transport parents upon request to and from Head Start/EHS centers?
