An NPRM proposing changes to the Head Start Designation Renewal System (DRS) was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 13, 2019. It addresses the Classroom Assessment Scoring System: Pre-K (CLASS®) condition and the fiscal condition related to audit findings.
An NPRM to remove the requirement for all Head Start programs to serve 100 percent of their preschool center-based children for a full-school day and full school year (1,020 annual hours) by Aug. 1, 2021 was published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2019.
See the updates that have been made to the Head Start Program Performance Standards since they were published in 2016.
Head Start Program Performance Standards Showcase
Series of webcast recordings for the new HSPPS Regulations
A video for the Head Start Program Performance Standards: Personnel Policies.
A video for the Head Start Program Performance Standards: Pregnant Women.
A video for the Head Start Program Performance Standards 2017.
Find out how the new Performance Standards address Administrative and Fiscal Regulations.
A video for the Head Start Program Performance Standards: Reporting Requirements.