Mail your check with the amount due on your order/invoice to the following address:
National Head Start Association (NHSA)
Dept. #1 Membership
PO Box 829929
Philadelphia, PA 19182
How to Access Your Order/Invoice
There are two ways you can join NHSA:
Enter The NHSA membership is an annual membership that runs from July 1 through June 30. If you sign up for membership in the middle of the membership term, you will only receive the months that remain in the term.
When your individual membership is processed, you will receive an email to set up your password and a welcome letter within 24 hours. You can log into MyNHSA to print your membership card.
You can print your membership cards from the MyNHSA member portal. Agencies may input a roster of individuals who wish to receive ID cards.
To update the roster, please go to MyNHSA. A unique name and email address is needed to receive access to the NHSA member website and a membership ID card. With a unique email address and password for MyNHSA, your staff member can log into MyNHSA, select My Account and Members Only in the drop down to request the membership card. We recommend using personalized, unique email addresses for employees and not generic addresses.
All staff, parents, policy council, and board members of Head Start programs that are NHSA members automatically receive access to member-only resources and discounts to NHSA conferences and other events. The discount is given by simply choosing the organization name during registration and if the organization is a member, the member rate will be applied. Membership also includes access to newsletters, resources, forums, and printing your membership card.
Program staff, parents, policy council, and board members of member organizations are eligible for member discounts to institutes, conferences, and events.
Discounts to all professional development opportunities are a benefit of your organization’s membership with NHSA. Individual memberships do not qualify for discounts on our events, professional development, and webinars.
There are various membership types with different costs. Please see the specific breakdowns under each membership type above.
Please note:
Annual NHSA memberships are non-refundable or cancelable during the membership year.
Staff, parents, policy council, and board members wishing to receive a unique membership card and/or access to MyNHSA, the member-only area of the NHSA website, can receive these member benefits if their name and a unique email address are entered into the organization roster. A portal administrator can manage the individuals who are on the organization roster. A priority for NHSA is to have direct contact with all senior-level staff and key representatives from an agency, including executive directors, directors, education coordinators, and policy council/governing body chair. We strongly encourage you to provide those names, titles, and emails to us annually so we can keep you up-to-date.
To submit or modify your employee roster, please visit My NHSA and log in with a primary contact or program administration email and password. If you need to assign a staff member administration access to manage your roster, please contact NHSAmembership@nhsa.org or fill out this form.
Designated staff member(s)—usually an administrative assistant, secretary, human resources specialist, or education coordinator is most appropriate to handle your program’s clerical NHSA affairs.
Please use this form to designate a portal administrator for your program. This is not an automated process, so please allow a day or two.
NHSA membership benefits extend to individuals, who are employed or enrolled with the agency named in the membership application. Grant recipients’ membership does not extend to delegate or partner organizations. Delegate or partner organizations can secure membership benefits by paying dues directly to NHSA. Grant recipients wishing to pay for delegates or partners should contact NHSA for support.