How we help you
Your team needs to know and apply complex Head Start and Early Head Start rules to protect your funding and maintain compliance. We train you to do it with confidence.
Learn HS and EHS rules
Feel comfortable with compliance requirements
Limit your risk of regulatory and funding issues
Understand in-kind, ERSEA, Uniform Guidance and more
Make HS and EHS compliance a practical part of your work
Wipfli’s trainers draw on decades of nonprofit experience to guide your team through how to make HS and EHS compliance a successful part of your everyday work. We know the rules and the realities you face and will help you effectively tackle both.
Head Start training
Our team has more than 50 years of experience working with Head Start/Early Head Start programs.
Our specialized knowledge means your training is focused precisely on Head Start. And we don’t just recite regulations; our training blends deep explanations, technical assistance, best practices and action planning.
Our online training explores the Head Start Act and gives you time to learn where to find information, dig into the details and ask our team questions. And since the Head Start Act goes hand-in-hand with the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), we will explore the highlights of all of the HSPPS (45 CFR Parts 1301-1305).
Our trainers pay special attention to the following areas:
- Definitions (They sometimes differ depending on the regulation.)
- Administrative requirements (administrative limitations, spending of federal funds, nonfederal match)
- Power and functions (governing body, policy council, policy committees, administrative reports)
- ERSEA (eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, attendance)
- Records (what to keep, how to keep them and for how long)
- Qualifications and wages (background check, minimum staff requirements)
Every year generating allowable in-kind has become harder and harder for Head Start programs. In recent years, there has been more scrutiny and critiques from reviewers, leading to disallowed in-kind.
Our training series helps organizations learn and understand the:
- Basics of in-kind requirements.
- Different types of in-kind, including tips on how to generate more in-kind.
- Specifics of in-kind policy clarifications and the common pitfalls to avoid that pertain to in-kind.
- Impact of Uniform Guidance.
Our on-demand, micro-learning series on ERSEA gives you the information you need in short sessions (3-16 minutes). These sessions will keep you current on the latest regulations. Your subscription includes an hourlong live session once a quarter where you can ask and get answers to your questions.
Our ERSEA training micro-webcasts cover crucial topics such as attendance, age, eligibility, enrollment, recruitment, selection and verification requirements. They also cover:
- Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 – Focus Area 1
- Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 – Focus Area 2
- Attendance
- Community assessments
- Definitions
- Eligibility
- Fees
- Records
- Recruitment
- Regulation Structure
- Training
- Violations
Our board governance series is broken into easy-to-view sessions each lasting 30-45 minutes — the perfect length to provide training during a regularly scheduled board meeting but still have time to get other important organization business accomplished.
Your annual training subscription includes the following sessions:
- Two-part board governance overview
- Head Start/Early Head Start topics
- Risk management
- Advice for choosing an auditor
- Reviewing financial statements
Our Uniform Guidance training team can help you meet federal grant regulations relating to financial management and administration.
Our team has the experience to keep you compliant and the curiosity to help you meet changing regulations. Our Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) doesn’t just recite the regulations.
Our training blends deep explanations, technical assistance, best practices and action planning.
Popular topics include:
- Administrative guidelines
- Allowable and unallowable costs
- Audit requirements
- Cost allocation (direct, approved indirect cost rates, and de minimis rates)
- Procurement
- Selected items of cost
For more than 25 years, our team packs more than 40 sessions in three days at our premier training event, our national Stronger to Serve conference. Come join us as we:
- Address the new landscape of challenges and outcomes required by your community, funding sources and donors.
- Share stories and solutions with a community of others navigating similar issues.
- Provide you with our largest-ever offering of CPE.
Our team can craft unique training experiences for your team.
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