Administrative policies must also reflect how the ISD will provide oversight and monitoring of subrecipient practices, such as local policies/procedures related to:
- MiLEAP, Child Care Licensing Bureau, including reports of site visits;
- Participation in Michigan’s Great Start to Quality system;
- Family engagement, including formal contacts;
- Use of a family handbook that includes all required elements outlined in Child care licensing rules;
- The advisory structure including the family participation group(s), advisory committee(s), and data analysis team(s);
- Human resources (staff hiring, professional educator preparation plans, supervision);
- Adult/child ratio, class size, hours, and weeks of operation;
- Professional learning for teaching teams, including training in the curriculum and child assessment tools in use;
- Participation in the National School Nutrition Program (NSNP) and/or the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), as applicable;
- Recruitment and Enrollment procedures, including prioritization;
- Child files;
- Transition plans into and out of GSRP; and
- All program policies identified in the Program Administration and Staffing section of this manual.
If a subrecipient has an approved Head Start Waiver, please refer to the Head Start Performance Waiver Shared Responsibility Framework.