OHS clarification on the CDA equivalency issue in California. Latest on Head Start Regulations Head Start Stories

It is the mission of CHSA to provide it's members, the earlycare and education community, and our friends with up-to-date information from California 's Capitol in Sacramento and our nation's Capitol in Washington DC. California Head Start Fact Sheet CHSA Email Updates Review of issues impacting California children and their families on both state and federal levels of government. Head Start in California Today New Directions - Limited Resources CHSA's Reauthorization Presentation This presentation covers the major elements of the legislation and offers some collateral references. Budgeting for Poverty The federal government says a family of four earning $19,971 or less a year is living in poverty. But how far does $19,971 go in America today? Tour Poverty USA

The following advocacy resources are provided to the Head Start community to supply information related to public policy concerns. Federal Visit: Support Head Start - NHSA's Advocacy Web Tool Glossary of Policy & Advocacy Terms (source: Zero to Three) State Hear from State Superintendent Jack O'Connell on the Achievement Gap clip from speech delivered at the CHSA Summer Manager & Directors Institute Resources Fight Crime, Invest in Kids   Mission: Readiness   Advocacy Tools Voter Education Past Congressional & State Legislative Documents