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  1. COVID Vaccine Mandate Halted for All Head Start Programs, The COVID vaccine mandate for Head Start and Early Head Start staff has been struck down nationwide. NHSA, April 4, 2023

  2. #ThankfulThursday is a weekly commitment by FHSA to continue elevating Head Start's voice. Submit your #ThankfulThursday to highlight a staff member, parent, your program, and community partners so we can recognize their valuable work being done at your program. 

  3. Prioritizing Funding Wages webinar Wednesday, April 12, 2023 @ 2:00 PM EDT. Join NHSA and Maria Layne-Stevens, President and CEO at Children & Families First, where she will share their process for improving staff wages by completing a change in scope, ALL while having open lines of communication with OHS. Attendees will identify strategies to work with what they have locally to make informed decisions and learn more about the advocates who continue pushing for increased funding for Head Start programs nationwide.

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