Protecting Head Start's Future

Protecting Head Start's Future has been a member of Linktree for 3 months and joined in July 2026. The social media accounts linked to from Protecting Head Start's Future are: • Email • Website Besides social media accounts, HeadStartNPRM has populated their site with: • Head Start Program Office Hours (2nd & 4th Thursday) • Share Your Head Start Story! • Meeting with Your Elected Officials: Hand Worksheet • Media Training 101 • Together for Head Start Main Linktree • 10/22 Webinar Slides: Beyond the Comment Period: What's Next for the Proposed Head Start Changes? • 10/22 Webinar Recording: Beyond the Comment Period: What’s Next for the Proposed Head Start Changes? • 9/23 Webinar Slides: What the Proposed Head Start Changes Could Mean for Young Children with Disabilities • 9/23 Webinar Recording: What the Proposed Head Start Changes Could Mean for Young Children with Disabilities • 9/15 Head Start Press Event Livestream • 9/9 Webinar Recording: What the Proposed Changes to Head Start Could Mean in Practice, and How to Respond • 9/9 Webinar Slides: What the Proposed Changes to Head Start Could Mean in Practice, and How to Respond • 8/12 Webinar Recording: Protect Head Start: Make Your Voice Count During the Public Comment Period • 8/7 Webinar Slides: Protect Head Start: What the Proposed Changes to the Performance Standards Mean and How You Can Take Action • 8/7 Webinar Recording: Protect Head Start: What the Proposed Changes to the Performance Standards Mean and How You Can Take Action • 7/23 Webinar Slides: Protecting Head Start: How Parents Can Make Their Voices Heard • 7/23 Webinar Recording: Protecting Head Start: How Parents Can Make Their Voices Heard • 7/16 Webinar Slides: The Heart of Head Start, Part 2: The Head Start Program Performance Standards in Action • 7/16 Webinar Recording: The Heart of Head Start, Part 2: The Head Start Program Performance Standards in Action • 7/16 Webinar Resource: Early Learning Program Materials • 7/14 Webinar Slides: The Heart of Head Start, Part 1: Understanding the Head Start Program Performance Standards • 7/14 Webinar Recording: The Heart of Head Start, Part 1: Understanding the Head Start Program Performance Standards • Parent Story Example - Melissa's Story • Parent Story Example - Sonja's Story • Children With Disabilities in Head Start: Access & Inclusion | The Children's Equity Project • Lowering the Bar: An Analysis of How Replacing Head Start Standards with State Child Care Licensing Weakens Early Learning Across the United States | The Children's Equity Project • Current Head Start Program Performance Standards Protect Children with Disabilities - New America • The race to the bottom: What replacing Head Start ratios standards with state child care minimums will mean for children in poverty | National Institute for Early Education Research • Proposed Head Start Rule Eliminates Critical Protections for Children Experiencing Homelessness • Head Start is Essential for Early Childhood Mental Health | Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities | Georgetown University • NPRM Text & Comment Page: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs • Key Takeaways (updated 8/24/26) • Ratios and NPRM Impact - State Analysis and Talking Points • Protecting Head Start’s Commitment to Children With Disabilities • NPRM Key Takeaways: Children with Disabilities • Head Start Disability NPRM Crosswalk • Start Early Opposes Proposed Changes to Head Start • Civil Rights and Disability Organizations’ Joint Statement in Opposition to Administration Efforts to Dismantle Head Start - EdTrust • Coalition of Public Service Unions urge the Trump administration to withdraw proposed rule to deregulate Head Start - AFSCME • Individual Comment Template & Simple Guide to Submitting a Public Comment • Guía sencilla para presentar un comentario público (en español) • ECE Educators Template • Maternal Health & Home Visiting Template [NEW] • Disability-Focused Template • State/Local Government Template • Health and Safety Standards Template • Immigration-Focused Template • Multilingual / Language Justice Comment Template • Researcher Template • National Diaper Bank Network Template • Comprehensive Comment Template • Comprehensive Comment Template Instructions • Comprehensive Comment Template Source Materials • JOIN HEAD START STAFF SIGN ON LETTER BY 9/25: Urge the Administration to Protect Head Start • Staff Sign On Letter Background and More Information on NPRM • Press Release: HHS Proposal's Claims of Flexibility Promises Staff Reductions, Bigger Class Sizes, and Fewer Services for Local Head Start Programs • Policy Brief: False Flexibility: What the Federal Government’s Own Analysis Reveals About the Proposed Head Start Rule • Sample Social Media Post: False Flexibility • JOIN ORG SIGN ON LETTER BY 9/30: Local, State, Territorial, Tribal & National Organizations: Urge the Administration to Protect Head Start • Join the Sign-On Letter for State Legislators - By 10/6 • National, State, and Local Organizations: Urge the Administration to Protect the Future of Head Start • 8/11 Grantee Office Hour - NPRM Discussion • 8/12 Parent-Focused Webinar: Protect Head Start: Make Your Voice Count During the Public Comment Period • 9/23 Webinar: What the Proposed Head Start Changes Could Mean for Young Children with Disabilities • Maternal Health & Home Visiting Template