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  1. Did you know that black infants are 3 times more likely than white babies to die before their 1st birthday? April 11-17 is Black Maternal Health Week. Check out a list of resources curated for you to share with your staff and families to advance maternal health equity. ECKLC

  2. Join the Office of Head Start (OHS) for their Voices Café on Monday, April 17, 2023, @ 2:00 PM ET. This forum is an opportunity for the Head Start community to discover methods to help strengthen birth outcomes for expectant families focusing on EquiTEA and Black maternal health. 

  3. The T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education And Compensation Helps) Early Childhood® Scholarship Program funded by the Florida Division of Early Learning provides scholarships for early educators, directors, and owners working towards early learning credentials, college credits, and degrees in early childhood education. They have increased scholarship stipends and bonuses. Click here to learn more. 

Please visit our WYNTK resource webpage, which is updated regularly, and the FHSA events list for more information. If there is something else you need guidance on, let us know - we will continue to work with state agencies and partners to answer your questions.  

Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA  

Florida Head Start Association

111 N. Gadsden Street, Suite 200
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 694-6477
[email protected]

www.FLHeadStart.org