Learn how to create a customized disaster management plan that addresses your facility’s specific needs.

Learn how to establish resilient facilities that prioritize the safety of children and staff and ensure the prompt resumption of Head Start program services.

Facilities and Learning Environments reinforce the importance of designing and maintaining all facilities so they actively support children and families in both indoor and outdoor environments. Transportation supports the safe and efficient movement of children from one point to another.

Explore the budgeting sources, safety guidelines, and regulations grantees should consider when they want to purchase, construct, or renovate a facility.

A bond is a financial guarantee by a surety company that work will be completed as described in a contract. This resource can be used by program directors and their facilities planning teams to understand the relevant requirements for bonding. Most construction contractors are familiar with the process of obtaining surety bonds.

Following is a list of non-profit financial and Technical Assistance (TA) intermediaries involved in planning, developing, and financing facilities for low-income child care and Head Start programs. Grantees looking for new funding resources to support their goals and objectives will find this information useful.

Learn about the laws and regulations grantees must comply with and the forms they must complete when they purchase, construct, or renovate a facility.

Review the insurance and maintenance regulations, quality health and safety practices, and policies that grantees should establish in their early care and education facilities.

The Department of Labor is committed to providing its customers—America's employers, workers, job seekers, and retirees—with clear and easy-to-access information on how to comply with federal employment laws. This resource can be used by program directors, human resource managers, and construction professionals involved in meeting compliance issues related to Davis-Bacon.

Program design elements, such as group size, classroom size, the indoor-outdoor relationship, and easily accessed diapering and toileting facilities with adjacent handwashing sinks, all have a great impact on the functioning and design of a child care center.