1. Enrolling Children with Disabilities or Suspected Delays: Challenges and Solutions, ECLKC, updated July 6, 2021,  Explore this resource to learn about the opportunities and challenges that programs confront when enrolling children with disabilities.
   
   
2. Nutrition Building Blocks: How I Am Moving, I Am Learning (IMIL) Supports Early Learning Success, ECLKC, updated July 6, 2021, Check out this resource to learn how to use elements from I Am Moving, I Am Learning (IMIL) to create in-person and virtual learning experiences that lay a foundation for healthy nutrition and school success.
   
   

3. On June 24, 2021, Joel Ryan, executive director of the Washington State Association of Head Start, submitted testimony advocating for Head Start’s needs. He addressed three long-standing priorities —workforce investment, Quality Improvement Funding for trauma-informed care, and extended duration. He also triple underlined infrastructure as an equally important issue to the quality of programs and the health, safety, and future success of Head Start.  You can read his testimony here. 

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Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA