The summaries below provide more detail about the proposed changes to Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) across key topics. A complete description of the proposed changes described in each summary can be found in relevant sections of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register. The preamble of the NPRM provides more of the reasoning and research that supports each of the proposed changes. (author abstract)
Contents:
Workforce supports; Mental health supports; Suspension and expulsion; High-quality programming supports; Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs; Early Head Start programs; Family child care settings; Child safety; Preventing and addressing lead exposure; Family service worker family assignments; Head Start terminology; Income calculations