09/02/2026
๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ โ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐.โ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
The proposal could mean larger class sizes, fewer teachers and home visitors, fewer program hours, reduced health, mental health, and dental services, lower wages in key positions, weaker safety protections, and additional barriers and paperwork for families.
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ The Pennsylvania Head Start Association is sharing a new ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ outlining what is included in the proposal, what HHSโs own Regulatory Impact Analysis projects, and why these changes raise serious concerns for Head Start children, families, staff, and programs.
Read the ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_3PgkG_TONjolbYNqanASxoYv6tBeSxL/view
Read the ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UTvsX72sQzhhudeu0MAKpNBwVhDc0sxI/view
๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ: We want you prepared to use your voice. Join your September Community of Practice to learn more about the proposed changes, talk through what they could mean in your area of work, and receive support for submitting your own public comment.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ for your September Community of Practice through our Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/paheadstartassociation
๐ค ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: Join the Pennsylvania Head Start Association for our Community Partner Meeting where we will walk through the proposal, discuss the potential impact on Head Start and the communities it serves, and share information about the public comment process.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ for the September 23 | 10:00a Community Partner Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FjfWm-oHTAiJ1uR3bQ9g1w
๐ข The proposed rule is open for public comment through ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ. Head Start staff, families, community partners, and supporters have an opportunity to share what these proposed changes could mean in communities across Pennsylvania.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ.
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
