WYNTK December 22, Top 3 @ 3

Florida challenges federal vaccine mandate for pre-k workers, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 23 other states Tuesday in challenging a Biden administration rule that includes requiring workers at Head Start preschool programs to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Click here to view lawsuit. Orlando Weekly, Bloggtown, Posted by News Service of Florida on Wed, Dec 22, 2021
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families: Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs, GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) new rule entitled "Vaccine and Mask..., December 13, 2021
A little-known program could be a model for how to spend billions in federal money on childcare, Home providers can’t always access other childcare funding streams, but the Early Head Start partnership program has helped boost quality and provide stability for independent childcare programs, while at the same time expanding access to high-quality childcare slots for infants and toddlers even in childcare deserts in places....The Hechinger Report, December 18, 2021

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Wanda Minick
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FHSA