Federal Register Comments

NHSA submits comments on administration priorities, Head Start regulatory changes, and the design of studies related to Head Start. Our most recent Federal Register Comments are below.

Parent Letter to OHS: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Comments

Nearly 2,000 Head Start parents and caregivers submitted NPRM comments to the Office of Head Start.

Letter to OHS: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Comments

NHSA submitted NPRM comments to OHS on behalf of nearly 1,000 Head Start and Early Head Start programs, all State, Regional, and National Head Start associations, and other Head Start supporters.

Comments: Child Nutrition Programs – Revisions to Meal Patterns

On May 10, NHSA submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (88 FR 8050). In particular, our comments focus on those parts of the proposed rule pertaining to…

Comments: Changes to Kinship Foster Care

NHSA submitted comments in response to ACF’s kinship foster care Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Comments to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

NHSA, alongside 23 organizations and individuals, submitted comments in response to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment No. 26: Children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change. In the comments, NHSA and our co-signers acknowledged that meaningful, sustainable, comprehensive solutions to the climate crisis must…

Child Care and Development Fund

Case Studies: Child Care and Development Fund Lead Agencies’ Consumer Education Strategies NHSA submitted comments regarding a Health and Human Services (HHS) qualitative research effort they will be undertaking regarding how parents make decisions when choosing the child care or early learning placement for their child. Our comments detailed examples of Head Start programs that…

Comments: Protecting Immigrant Families

NHSA joined 1,070 nonprofits from every state and Washington, D.C., via the Protecting Immigrant Families coalition.

Comments on Head Start Program Information Report

NHSA submitted comments on the Proposed Information Collection Activity for the Head Start Program Information Report (OMB #0970-0427).

Comments on Vaccine and Mask Requirements to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19

Response to the Interim Final Rule with Comments on Vaccine and Mask Requirements to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs.

February 2020: Proposed Lead & Copper Rule Revisions

Response to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0300). Submitted 2/12/2020.

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NHSA Issue Areas

NHSA advocates on a range of early childhood education public policy issues.

Sign-On Letters

NHSA regularly leads and joins letters to those in positions of power requesting that they take action.

Congressional Testimony

NHSA routinely provide testimony to the Senate and House committees of Congress.