45 CFR § 1302.40 - Purpose.

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title: "45 CFR § 1302.40 - Purpose."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1302.40"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HEAD START PROGRAM"
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# 1302.40 Purpose.

(a) A program must provide high-quality health, oral health, mental health, and nutrition services that are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and that will support each child's growth and school readiness.

(b) A program must establish and maintain a Health and Mental Health Services Advisory Committee that includes Head Start parents, professionals, and other volunteers from the community.

[81 FR 61412, Sept. 6, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 67810, Aug. 21, 2024]