April 15, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the agency that oversees the Office of Head Start (OHS), released guidance on the CARES Act funding for [...]
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April 2, 2020
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, which is aimed at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic through over $2 trillion in spending on public [...]
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October 11, 2019
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released the results of a study to identify problems with Head Start program eligibility screening. What did they find? Out of 15 programs, seven correctly determined [...]
September 27, 2018
On September 26, 2018, the Office of Head Start (OHS) pushed back the date for Head Start programs to come into compliance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards’ comprehensive background check and [...]
October 13, 2017
For all Head Start programs, the most important priority is to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children and families they serve. The regulatory provision governing how staff must promote [...]
September 25, 2017
Did you watch the webinar the Office of Head Start presented on monitoring for FY 2018? If you did, chances are you noticed that we’re in a brave new world. Monitoring reviews [...]
September 21, 2017
If you have ever drafted or reviewed a contract, you’ve likely seen so-called “boilerplate” provisions, terms like “no waiver” and “choice of law” that often appear at the end of the contract. [...]
September 13, 2017
Head Start agencies rely on countless contractors and subrecipients to help them fulfill grant responsibilities. Many agencies do not realize that contracting is rife with pitfalls for the unsuspecting grantee. Good contracting [...]
August 28, 2017
Monitoring reviews are set to restart this fiscal year, and Head Start programs should be preparing for reviews under the new Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS). One item that should be [...]
August 4, 2017
The new privacy regulations took effect on August 1, 2017, so this week we’re focused on privacy here at FTLF! We’ve collected and curated some resources on child privacy. Happy reading! Family [...]
