Acting Director, Office of Head Start

0970-AD21 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0970 Administration for Children and Families ACF 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Restoring Flexibility to Support Head Start Program Access and Quality

This NPRM proposes to modify the Head Start Program Performance Standards to reduce costs and burden for Head Start programs, as well as streamline and clarify requirements. More specifically, the NPRM proposes to revise costly requirements for staff wages, benefits, family child care staff qualifications, and increase flexibility throughout the existing standards.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Deregulatory 45 CFR 1302.23 45 CFR 1302.90 45 CFR 1302.91 Public Law 110-134, Sec. 641A, 645, 645A, and 653 No NPRM 11/00/2025 No No None No No No No Tala Hooban Acting Director, Office of Head Start 0970 Administration for Children and Families ACF 202 868-9426 330 C Street SW, Washington DC 20416