Rules › ACF-2026-0364

Restoring Flexibility To Support Head Start Program Access

Proposed rule from the Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration (docket ACF-2026-0364). 82 comment letters from companies and organizations are listed below.

Agency
Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration
Docket
ACF-2026-0364
Published
2026-05-12
Comments due
2026-06-11
Status
Comment period closed June 11, 2026 · no final rule found yet
Total public comments
11,743
Letters listed here
82

Federal Register notice ↗ · Docket on Regulations.gov ↗

Who commented, by industry

Advocacy & Nonprofits 43 Education 33 Labor Unions 3 Healthcare 2 Other 1

Who commented

Multiple Organizations Coalition or joint letter Other

filed 2026-08-25

Start Early - Together for Head Start Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-08-25

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed as “The Center for Law and Social Policy” · filed 2026-08-25

Parents Unite for Head Start Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-16

Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC) Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed as “Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC).” · filed 2026-06-16

FGA Action Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Black Child Development Institute of Ohio Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Children Now Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Pinal Gila Community Child Services, Inc. Company Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed as “Pinal Gila Community Child Services” · filed 2026-06-16

Bringing Up California Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Start Early Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

MN Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-16

Georgia Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-16

United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN) Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Raising Illinois PN3 Coalition Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Council for Professional Recognition Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-16

National Indian Head Start Directors Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-16

Children's Aid Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Educare Network Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Children First (PA) Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

YMCA of the USA Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

For All Families Oregon Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-16

New America Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

ChildCareGroup Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

United Way of Salt Lake Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-16

National AgFamilies Head Start Association (formally the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association) Coalition or joint letter Education

filed 2026-06-16

Institute for Child Success Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Child Care Aware of America Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Save the Children US Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

ZERO TO THREE Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-16

Kansas Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Easterseals, Inc. Company Healthcare

filed 2026-06-15

CAP Tulsa Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Utah Community Action Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

United Community Action Network Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

NJ Association for the Eduction of Young Children Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

MomsRising, Inc. Company Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Kaplan Early Learning Company Company Education

filed 2026-06-15

Keystone Blind Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Indiana Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

CHILD Inc. Company Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Southern Education Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

AFT Massachusetts Labor union Labor Unions

filed 2026-06-15

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Labor union Labor Unions

filed 2026-06-15

You Thrive Florida Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Columbia Child Development Program Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

First Five Years Fund Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Michigan Family Resources d.b.a Head Start for Kent County Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. (MEO) Company Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Michigan Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

North Dakota Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Washington State Assn of Head Start and ECEAP Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California, Berkeley University or school Education

filed 2026-06-15

Trust for Learning Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Region II Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

National Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Early Childhood Investment Corporation Company Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Center for American Progress Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

National Black Child Development Institute Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Region 9 Head Start Association (Head Start WEST) Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

APANO Communities United Fund, APANO Action Fund Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

East Boston Social Centers Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Community Action Pioneer Valley Head Start & Early Learning Programs Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

National Education Association (NEA) Labor union Labor Unions

filed as “National Education Association” · filed 2026-06-15

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

OHSAI Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Head Start California Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-15

Gadsden/Etowah County Progress Council, Inc. Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-15

Metropolitan Children and Youth Inc, United Children and Family Head Start Company Education

filed 2026-06-11

Renewal Unlimited, Inc Company Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-09

American Academy of Pediatrics Trade or professional group Healthcare

filed 2026-06-09

Staten Island Head Start Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-09

Vermont Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-09

Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. Company Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-04

Renewal Unlimited, Inc Company Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed as “Renewal Unlimited” · filed 2026-06-04

Massachusetts Head Start Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2026-06-04

Community Action of Southeast Iowa Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2026-06-02