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SCOOP: Trump Slashes Regulations on Low-Income Childcare Program

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

The Administration for Children and Families is overhauling a federal low-income childcare program to include less regulation and lower administrative costs, while increasing the number of spots available. 

The notice of proposed rulemaking, titled “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs,” slashes the 130-page regulations governing the Head Start program to just 10 pages. The administration says the changes to the program will reduce costs and save $2.2 billion.

Created in 1965, the program serves low-income families by providing early education and health programs for pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool children.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s uncle, Sargent Shriver, founded Head Start, but Kennedy feels the program has diverged from its intended purpose. 

“It was not just about taking kids and, you know, teaching them. It was about whole family education,” he said in an exclusive interview with the Daily Signal. “It was always a holistic approach, and some of the regulations during the Biden administration put more emphasis on paperwork than parental involvement, and we are returning to the original purpose and design of the program, where the parents locally are involved in making decisions about their children’s education in Head Start.” 

The Administration for Children and Families, which operates within the Department of Health and Human Services, proposed rescinding and replacing the current Head Start Program Performance Standards to reduce “bureaucratic burden”; defer to state policies when possible; return local control to Head Start agencies; reduce unnecessary duplication of Head Start regulations; and emphasize the role of health, nutrition, and exercise for kids. 

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The public will have 60 days to submit comments on the notice of proposed........

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