Schools HHS Announces New Standards to Further Strengthen the Quality of Head Start Programs (Video) by Press on September 1, 2016 Press Author More in Schools: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Amauree Williams Caps Historic Southland Career with Three State Championships June 3, 2026 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new standards today to further improve and strengthen the Head Start program.