Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act of 2025

This legislation, titled the "Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act of 2025," seeks to protect and strengthen the Head Start program by formally establishing the Office of Head Start within the Department of Health and Human Services. It mandates the restoration of the Office's central and 12 regional offices to their exact structure, staffing levels, and functions as they existed immediately prior to January 20, 2025. The bill emphasizes the importance of Head Start in providing comprehensive developmental services to eligible children and families, citing its broad bipartisan support. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Head Start to reinstate its internal organizational structure and maintain personnel staffing levels not less than those before January 20, 2025. Each of the 12 regional offices , including those for American Indian/Alaskan Native and Migrant/Seasonal Head Start grants, must also retain their pre-specified functions, such as administering funding, providing oversight, and offering technical assistance. Furthermore, the legislation imposes strict limitations on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, prohibiting modifications to the Office's structure or reductions in its workforce, and requiring a 60-day notice to Congress and the public for any such proposed actions.