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(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(C) Unannounced site inspections for
health and safety reasons, as appropriate.’’;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D)
as subparagraph (E); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph
(C) the following:
‘‘(D) Followup reviews, including—
‘‘(i) prompt return visits as necessary
for failure to meet 1 or more of the perform-
ance measures developed by the Secretary
under subsection (b);
‘‘(ii) a review of agencies and pro-
grams with citations that include findings
of deficiencies not later than 6 months after
the date of such citation; and
‘‘(iii) followup reviews that incorporate
a monitoring visit without prior notice of
the visit to the agency or program involved
or with such limited prior notice as is nec-
essary to ensure the participation of parents
and key staff members.’’; and
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(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEWS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that reviews described in paragraph (1)—
‘‘(i) are performed, to the maximum
extent practicable, by employees of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services
who are knowledgeable about Head Start
programs;
‘‘(ii) are conducted by review teams
that shall include individuals who are
knowledgeable about Head Start programs
and other early childhood education and
care and, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the diverse (including linguistic and
cultural) needs of eligible children (includ-
ing children with disabilities, homeless chil-
dren, and children in foster care) and lim-
ited English proficient children and their
families, and personnel management, finan-
cial accountability, and systems develop-
ment and monitoring;
‘‘(iii) include as part of the reviews of
the programs, a review and assessment of
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program effectiveness, including strengths
and weaknesses, as measured in accordance
with the results-based performance measures
developed by the Secretary pursuant to sub-
section (b) and with the performance stand-
ards established pursuant to subsection
(a)(1);
‘‘(iv) seek information from the com-
munities and States where Head Start pro-
grams exist about innovative or effective col-
laborative efforts, barriers to collaboration,
and the efforts of the Head Start agencies to
collaborate with the entities providing early
childhood education and care in the commu-
nity;
‘‘(v) include as part of the reviews of
the programs, a review and assessment of
whether the programs are in conformity
with the income eligibility requirements
under section 645 and regulations promul-
gated under such section;
‘‘(vi) include as part of the reviews of
the programs, a review and assessment of
whether programs have adequately ad-
dressed population and community needs
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(including needs of populations of limited
English proficient children and children of
migrant or seasonal farmworkers);
‘‘(vii) include as part of the reviews of
the programs, a review and assessment of
whether programs have adequately ad-
dressed the needs of children with disabil-
ities, including whether the agencies in-
volved have met the 10 percent minimum
enrollment requirement specified in section
640(d) and whether the agencies have made
sufficient efforts to collaborate with State
and local agencies providing services under
section 619 or part C of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1419, 1431 et seq.);
‘‘(viii) include as part of the reviews of
the programs, data from the results of peri-
odic child assessments, and a review and
assessment of child outcomes and perform-
ance as they relate to agency-determined
school readiness goals described in section
641(a)(2)(A); and
‘‘(ix) in the case of Early Head Start
agencies and programs, are conducted by a
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review team that includes individuals who
are knowledgeable about the development of
infants and toddlers.
‘‘(B) TRAINING; QUALITY
AND
CONSIST-
ENCY.—The Secretary, from funds available
under section 640(a)(2)(D), shall provide peri-
odic training for supervisors and members of re-
view teams in such topics as program manage-
ment and financial audit performance. The Sec-
retary shall ensure the quality and consistency
across and within regions of reviews and non-
compliance and deficiency determinations by
conducting 
periodic 
interrater 
reliability
checks.’’;
(4) in subsection (d)(1)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ‘‘or fails to address the com-
munitywide strategic plan and needs assessment
identified in section 640(g)(2)(C),’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (b),’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and
identify the assistance to be provided consistent
with paragraph (3)’’ after ‘‘corrected’’;
(5) in subsection (e), by striking the last sentence
and inserting ‘‘The information contained in such re-
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port shall be made available to parents with children
receiving assistance under this subchapter in an un-
derstandable and uniform format, and to the extent
practicable, in a language that the parents can un-
derstand. Such information shall be made widely
available through public means such as distribution
through public agencies, and, at a minimum, by post-
ing such information on the Internet immediately
upon publication.’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) SELF-ASSESSMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once
each program year, with the consultation and partici-
pation of policy councils, and, as applicable, policy
committees, and, as appropriate, other community
members, each agency receiving funds under this sub-
chapter shall conduct a comprehensive self-assessment
of the agency’s effectiveness and progress in meeting
program goals and objectives and in implementing
and complying with performance standards described
in subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(2) REPORT AND IMPROVEMENT PLANS.—
‘‘(A) REPORT.—An agency conducting a
self-assessment shall report the findings of the
self-assessment to the relevant policy council, pol-