Office of Head Start   330 C St., SW, 4th Floor, Washington DC 20201   eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov

April 19, 2019

Dear NYC Head Start Delegates:
Recently all current delegates of the Administration for Children Services (ACS) were notified
to cease enrollment effective April 8, 2019. This correspondence is to update, and provide
clarification around those instructions to the Head Start community.
As you may be aware the Office of Head Start (OHS) is competing the Head Start (HS) and Early
Head Start (EHS) grant currently awarded to ACS. We are in the process of making final award
decisions and have initiated pre-award discussions with organizations that have applied to be
direct funded grantees.
As we prepare for the upcoming transition of services on July 1, 2019, one of our goals is to
ensure continuity of care for all returning children. Accordingly, OHS made the difficult
decision to request that ACS cease enrollment of new children through the end of their grant.
This short term transition activity will ensure there is no disruption of services for returning
children once the new grants are awarded.
OHS realizes that change and transitions are never easy. We understand this part of the
transition process may impact children and families seeking enrollment in your programs. We
are working to make sure that everyone impacted receives accurate information so that they
can make informed decisions. As such, I have a request that in the event a new parent contacts
your center to enroll their child, the attached list of direct funded HS grantees should serve as a
resource to these families to seek enrollment in a program.
Thank you and we appreciate your patience during this short term period.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Baker
Carolyn Baker
Regional Program Manager, Region II
Office of Head Start