1. Addressing Early Care and Education Workforce Shortages Through Registered Apprenticeships webinar Wednesday, May 25, 2022 @ 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Please join the Administration for Children and Families Office of Early Childhood Development at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of Education, to highlight opportunities and examples of successful approaches to leveraging apprenticeships to bolster the early care and education (ECE) workforce and address critical shortages.
   
   
2. The Florida State Board of Education approved two new rules at their May 11 meeting. Rule 6M-8.702, Removal of Voluntary PreK Education Program Eligibility and Rules 6M-4.500, Child Attendance and Provider Reimbursements
   
   
3. ICYMI: Mental Health Solutions: Improving Care webinar hosted by the NIHCM Foundation on May 4 to learn from mental health experts' ways to support access to mental health care. 

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
(850) 694-6477
[email protected]

www.FLHeadStart.org