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  1. New Head Start center opens in southwest Alachua County, providing quality early learning services to residents, Congratulations to Episcopal Children's Services for opening its newest Head Start Child Care Partner (CCP) center to the residents of Newberry, Florida. I Rise Performing Kids Academy held an open house on Friday, August 26, to allow families to tour the center, learn about the program, and enroll their children. A parent attending the open house was eager to get her son enrolled at the center as the location of I Rise Performing Kids Academy is closer to home and better for her daily activities, Alachua Chronicle, August 30, 2022

  2. Join Workforce Wednesday series,Exploring Strategies to Increase Compensation and Benefits for the ECE Workforce webinar Wednesday, September 14, 2022, @ 11:00 AM. This webinar will explore a range of strategies to improve compensation, including benefits, for the early care and education (ECE) workforce.

  3. ECE program directors are invited to join a focus group session to help Go NAPSACC and Florida's HEROs better understand your perspective on childcare providers' challenges and what might encourage them to engage with these programs.  

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