{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1302.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1302.40","heading":"Purpose.","body":"(a) A program must provide high-quality health, oral health, mental health, and nutrition services that are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and that will support each child's growth and school readiness.\n(b) A program must establish and maintain a Health and Mental Health Services Advisory Committee that includes Head Start parents, professionals, and other volunteers from the community.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XIII—ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HEAD START PROGRAM","PART 1302—PROGRAM OPERATIONS","Subpart D—Health and Mental Health Program Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"309192c3b7538c9b0c657a5b1ee5aa32be5db656f46913ce36dbad416128403c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1302.36","next":"us/45-cfr-1302.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}