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Recent federal policy changes to the Head Start Act grant American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)programs full discretion to prioritize Native children in their enrollment. Tribes can now bypass federal income thresholds to enroll Native children and utilize full language immersion for tribal language preservation.

The Office of Head Start subsequently issued official implementation guidance on May 13,2024,and codified these changes into the broader Head Start Program Performance Standards via a final rule published on August 21, 2024.