S 2323 119th Congress Senate Education Preschool education Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education

HEADWAY Act

Introduced: July 17, 2025 Introduced by: Warnock, Raphael G. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov

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Mar 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Jul 17, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Apr 12, 2000	Senate · vote #81	On Passage of the Bill S. 2323	Passed	95–0	See who voted →

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Head start Education And Development Workforce Advancement and Yield Act or the HEADWAY Act

This bill allows some teachers in Early Head Start programs to teach while in the process of earning their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and completing training.

Currently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must ensure that all teachers providing direct services to children and families in Early Head Start centers (1) have a minimum of a CDA credential and have been trained in early childhood development, and (2) have been trained in early childhood development with a focus on infant and toddler development.

The bill revises this requirement by requiring at least one teacher per classroom (instead of all teachers) to have a CDA credential and training. In particular, the bill requires HHS to ensure that (1) each additional teacher providing direct services to children and families is in the process of earning a CDA credential and completing training, and (2) the Early Head Start agency provides a mentor to oversee the progress and guide the work of a teacher who is in the process of earning a CDA credential and completing training.

What's happening now March 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 1