Vaccine and Mask Requirements to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs
Explore how the requirements announced in the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) will help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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Preamble to the Final Rule on Vaccine and Mask Requirements
The Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) adds new provisions to the Head Start Program Performance Standards to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Head Start programs. Read this Preamble for more details.
Webinar: New Standards for Vaccination and Masking to Reduce Transmission of COVID-19
Watch Office of Head Start (OHS) leadership discuss new Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) for masking and COVID-19 vaccination requirements, and the timelines, exceptions, and exemptions for each.
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.
FAQs on the IFC Vaccine and Masking Requirements
Hear from Dr. Futrell and OHS staff as they walk through FAQs related to the new Head Start Program Performance Standards requiring masking and COVID-19 vaccination.
Litigation Update: COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Requirements
Read the latest litigation updates related to the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period, Vaccine and Mask Requirements to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs.
Part 2: Universal Masking and COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement FAQs
Listen to Dr. Futrell and Office of Head Start staff address updated FAQs related to the Head Start Program Performance Standards requiring masking and COVID-19 vaccination.
Grant Recipient Strategies to Address Challenges Related to Enrollment
Watch this webinar to hear from Head Start grant recipients about their successes in Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) and staff recruitment and retention during COVID-19.
Top FAQs from the Enrollment Forward Series
Listen to Office of Head Start leadership address FAQs submitted during previous Enrollment Forward webinars.
