The Head Start Program Performance Standards are the foundation of the Head Start mission to deliver comprehensive, high-quality individualized services to support school readiness for children from low-income families. 

Explore where and how the Performance Standards address oral health:

• Purpose, 45 CFR §1302.40 
• Child health status and care, 45 CFR §1302.42
• Oral health practices, 45 CFR §1302.43
• Child nutrition, 45 CFR §1302.44 
• Family support services for health, nutrition, and mental health, 45 CFR §1302.46 
• Safety practices, 45 CFR §1302.47 
• Community partnerships and coordination with other early childhood and education programs, 45 CFR §1302.53 
• Enrolled pregnant women, 45 CFR §1302.80