I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7467 
To amend the Head Start Act to permit some teachers in Early Head 
Start programs to teach while earning a child development associate 
credential. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2024 
Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself and Ms. SHERRILL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Head Start Act to permit some teachers 
in Early Head Start programs to teach while earning 
a child development associate credential. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Head start Education 
And Development Workforce Advancement and Yield Act’’ 
or the ‘‘HEADWAY Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TEACHERS IN EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS. 
Section 645A(h) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9840a(h)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2010, all teachers’’ and inserting 
‘‘at least one teacher per classroom who is’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Early Head Start pro-
grams located in Early Head Start centers, 
have a minimum’’ and inserting ‘‘an Early 
Head Start program located in an Early Head 
Start center, has a minimum’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘have been trained (or 
have’’ and inserting ‘‘has been trained (or has’’; 
and 
(D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ensure that— 
‘‘(A) each additional teacher providing di-
rect services to children and families described 
in paragraph (1) is working towards earning a 
credential that is, at a minimum, a child devel-
opment associate credential and towards com-
pleting training (or equivalent coursework in 
early childhood development); and 
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‘‘(B) during the period in which such a 
teacher is working towards earning that creden-
tial and completing that training or coursework, 
the Early Head Start agency employing the 
teacher shall provide a mentor to oversee the 
progress and guide the work of the teacher to-
wards earning that credential and completing 
that training or coursework; and’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘not later than September 
30, 2012, all such teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘at 
least one teacher per classroom providing direct 
services to children and families described in 
paragraph (1) has’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(or have’’ and inserting 
‘‘(or has’’; and 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, and that each additional teacher 
providing direct services to such children and 
families is working towards completing that 
training or coursework.’’. 
Æ 
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