1. Head Start Awareness Month is Here!  This is an excellent time to invite Congressional members, State Legislators, and city and county leaders to your programs. NHSA has developed an excellent toolkit to assist with hosting these special dignitaries. 
   
   
2. House Democrats’ maneuvers imperil free college, pre-K, “It is very much built around the Head Start model,” said Tommy Sheridan, deputy director of the National Head Start Association. “We need to make sure that the Head Start model is sewn into the fabric of this new system.” By Bianca Quilantan, POLITICO, October 27, 2021
   
   
3. According to s. 402.305(10), F.S., by January 1, 2022, child care providers operating either child care facilities or large family child care homes will be required to install an alarm system in each vehicle used to transport children. The Office of Child Care Regulation has prepared a final list of alarm manufacturing companies for child care providers. DCF, October 4, 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