1. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Monitoring Process for Head Start and Early Head Start Grantees, The Administration of Children and Families issued an Information Memoranda today advising programs OHS will resume on-site monitoring reviews and Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) reviews in January 2020. ACF, July 27, 2021
   
   
2. A Toolkit for Effective and Supportive Transitions for Children, Families & Educators in Fall 2021, "As decision-makers look forward and plan for the next several school years, supportive and effective transitions from early childhood programs into kindergarten and the early grades will be crucial to begin to address these issues (the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic). States, school districts, center-based and family child care programs, Head Start programs, and the communities in which they are located must plan together and thoughtfully connect children’s and families’ experiences across these years. Families and educators will need more support as they work to meet young children’s needs and help them thrive." a collaboration between New America and EducationCounsel, July 22, 2021
   
   
3. Update! CDC recommends Masks Indoors, and for K-12 Schools,  yesterday, (7/27/21) CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated the CDC has new science related to the delta variant that requires updates to the guidance for vaccinated people.  CDC, July 27, 2021

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