DESIGNATION OF HEAD START AGENCIES.

SEC. 108. DESIGNATION OF HEAD START AGENCIES. Section 641(d) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “In selecting from among qualified applicants for designation as a Head Start agency and subject to the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall consider the effectiveness of each such applicant to provide Head Start services, based on— “(1) any past performance of such applicant in providing services comparable to Head Start services, including how effectively such applicant provided such comparable services; “(2) the plan of such applicant to provide comprehensive health, nutritional, educational, social, and other services needed to aid participating children in attaining their full potential; “(3) the plan of such applicant to coordinate the Head Start program it proposes to carry out, with other preschool programs and with the educational programs such children will enter at the age of compulsory school attendance; “(4) the plan of such applicant to involve parents of children who will participate in the proposed Head Start program in appropriate educational services (in accordance with the performance standards in effect under section 651(b) or through referral of such parents to educational services available in the 104 STAT. 1231community) in order to aid their children to attain their full potential; “(5) the ability of such applicant to carry out the plans described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4); “(6) other factors related to the requirements of this subchapter; and “(7) the plan of such applicant to meet the needs of non-English language children in the community.”.