1. Head Start Quality Grants, Trust for Learning is excited to announce an open grant application for current Head Start providers who wish to adopt an ideal learning-aligned approach. This initiative will leverage federal dollars by providing planning grants to Head Start-funded entities to improve quality through the implementation of an individualized, experiential, child-centered early learning program, Applications are due by September 12, 2021. 
   
   
2. New Study Points to Early Childhood Mental Health Consultations as an Important Tool for Addressing Challenging Behavior, New America Blog Post, July 15, 2021
   
   
3. Raising the Future: What history can teach us about child care in the U.S., PBS News Hour

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