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  1. ICYMI: The Children's Equity Project published a new report: Using ARPA to Grow Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Systems. The brief is tailored to administrators who oversee Child Care, Head Start/Early Head Start, and IDEA Part B and Part C programs to offer concrete and actionable recommendations for using ARPA funds to build infant and early childhood mental health consultation systems. 

  2. Say hello to the new LENA Grow: Making every interaction count in early childhood education Thursday, September 08, 2022 @ 1:00 PM,Hear the individual stories of how LENA Grow has made a difference at every level of the early childhood education system. Learn about the big picture of LENA’s vision for LENA Grow as it reaches more and more communities.

  3. Beyond the Classroom: Creating a Program- Wide Culture of Wellbeing, October 11- 13, Join the Region IV Head Start T/TA Network for this 2.5-day event designed to build upon The Classroom Wellbeing Institute May 2022. This event will include safety techniques (active supervision, redundant safety systems), that help programs ensure staff is supported to provide supervisions and appropriate interactions with children to reduce incidents such as child being left unattended, child injury, or child maltreatment.

Please visit our COVID-19 Resource page, which is updated regularly, and the FHSA events list for more information. If there is something else you need guidance on, let us know - we will continue to work with state agencies and partners to answer your questions. 

Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA  

Florida Head Start Association

111 N. Gadsden Street, Suite 200
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 694-6477
[email protected]

www.FLHeadStart.org