Program Structure
Watch this overview of the Program Structure section, an addition to the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to program options.
Watch this overview of the Program Structure section, an addition to the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to program options.
View this video to learn the quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) and state educational data systems requirements.
The Head Start Program Performance Standards are the foundation for Head Start’s mission – they provide the roadmap to delivering comprehensive, high quality individualized services for Head Start children and families and to supporting the school readiness and healthy development of children from low-income families.
Explore these questions and answers surrounding the release of the new Standards.
OHS has released the first comprehensive revision of the HSPPS since 1975. Explore the content areas of the Showcase to learn more about how the Standards apply to major Head Start program areas.
Listen as OHS Director Khari Garvin describes proposed changes to the Head Start Program Performance Standards and how these will impact program staff.
Explore the reporting requirements and process outlined in the new Head Start Program Performance Standards.
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.
Find out the changes in the revision of the HSPPS that strengthen safety practices for children in Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
Watch as OHS Director Khari Garvin speaks to Head Start staff, parents and families, and the public about proposed changes to the Head Start requirements.
Watch as OHS Director Khari Garvin speaks to Head Start staff, parents and families, and the public about proposed changes to the Head Start requirements.
Last Updated: August 1, 2024