Previous Updates to the Head Start Program Performance Standards
See previous updates that have been made to the Head Start Program Performance Standards since they were published in 2016.
HeadStart.gov Archive
Policy Resources
Program Instruction, and Compliance Dates and Timeframes
Watch the September Head Start Program Performance Standards Talk for Grantees: Monthly Focus – Program Instruction, and Compliance Dates and Timeframes.
Program Management
View this video to learn how the new HSPPS establishes the roles and responsibilities for a program’s management system. Explore the requirements around a data-driven management approach.
Program Structure
Watch this overview of the Program Structure section, an addition to the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to program options.
QRIS and Data Systems
View this video to learn the quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) and state educational data systems requirements.
Questions and Answers (Q&A) on the Release of the New Head Start Program Performance Standards
The Head Start Program Performance Standards are the foundation for Head Start’s mission – they provide the roadmap to delivering comprehensive, high quality individualized services for Head Start children and families and to supporting the school readiness and healthy development of children from low-income families.
Explore these questions and answers surrounding the release of the new Standards.
Regulations Overview
OHS has released the first comprehensive revision of the HSPPS since 1975. Explore the content areas of the Showcase to learn more about how the Standards apply to major Head Start program areas.
Regulatory Proposal Impacting Head Start Staff
Listen as OHS Director Khari Garvin describes proposed changes to the Head Start Program Performance Standards and how these will impact program staff.
Reporting Requirements
Explore the reporting requirements and process outlined in the new Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Revised Head Start Program Performance Standards on Staff Vaccination and Universal Masking
Effective Nov. 30, 2021, the Head Start Program Performance Standards will reflect staff vaccination and universal masking requirements announced in the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period.
