1. ICYMI: FAQs on the IFC – Vaccine and Masking Requirements webinar recording, on December 10 @ 12:00 p.m. the Office of Head Start held a webinar answering questions about the IFC.  Click here to download the slides.
   
   
2. Head Start program kids 2 and older must wear masks indoors, JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kids two and older enrolled in Head Start Programs must wear masks indoors in order to comply with a new federal mask mandate. Under the rule, students must wear a mask at all times except when eating, drinking, or napping. The only exemption available for students is if a child has a disability that prevents them from wearing one. Students who come to campus without a mask will be provided with one. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the mandate at the end of November.News 4Jax, December 13, 2021
   
   
3. Have you checked out the Division of Early Learning December Parent Pages? The December 2021 edition is chock full of Find useful information to encourage fun, learning and family bonding. Click here to view.

Please visit our COVID-19 Resource page, 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

Phone Number: (850) 694-6477

Email Address: [email protected]