This bill amends the Head Start Act to enhance the program's focus on children's growth, mental health, and cultural responsiveness.
The Head Start for America's Children Act amends the Head Start Act to improve the program's focus on children's growth, mental health, and cultural responsiveness. It emphasizes the growth of infants, toddlers, and children, and the importance of minority-serving institutions. The bill also introduces measures to prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, and chemical restraint in Head Start programs, and to reduce physical restraint incidents. It mandates curricula for Native American Head Start programs and requires Head Start agencies to submit applications for grants.
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