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Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs
The Children and Families Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 7, 2026. Comments closed on October 6, 2026.
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What the agency says
This NPRM proposes to rescind and replace the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Performance Standards), last revised in 2024. The proposed Performance Standards would significantly reduce Federal bureaucratic burden on programs; defer to State policies wherever possible; return substantial local control to Head Start agencies delivering the services and to parents as the primary caregivers and decision-makers for their children; reduce unnecessary duplication of Head Start regulations with Federal statute and other regulations; and emphasize the critical role of health, nutrition, and physical exercise for young children.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-16134
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Published
- August 7, 2026
- Comments due
- October 6, 2026
- Dates
- Please submit comments on this NPRM by October 6, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0970-AD30
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 1301; 45 CFR 1302; 45 CFR 1303; 45 CFR 1304; 45 CFR 1305
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Dental health; Diseases; Early learning and development; Education of disadvantaged; Grant programs-health; Grant programs-social programs; Health care; Homeless; Immunization; Indians; Individuals with disabilities; Maternal and child health; Mental health programs; Migrant labor; Motor vehicles; Nutrition; Privacy; Quarantine; Real property acquisition; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Safety; Scholarships and fellowships; Transportation; Volunteers
- Pages
- 75
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