Federal Head Start Rule Changes Open for Comment Until Oct. 6
JawandoSep 16, 2026
The federal government has proposed eliminating more than 1,400 provisions from the Head Start Program Performance Standards. In Montgomery County, approximately 63 percent of Head Start enrollees come from multilingual households. The public comment period closes Tuesday, October 6, 2026; comments can be submitted at regulations.gov under docket ACF-2026-0595.
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Source: Councilmember Will Jawando, “Thank you.”, received Sep 16, 2026.
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2026-10-06
deadline — Public comment deadline on proposed federal Head Start Performance Standards changes; docket ACF-2026-0595 at regulations.gov
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