Head Start Policy Council Series
In this series, learn how to support parents serving on your program’s Policy Council. Find tip sheets to help parents better understand how to join, ways to serve, and when to leave the Policy Council.
In this series, learn how to support parents serving on your program’s Policy Council. Find tip sheets to help parents better understand how to join, ways to serve, and when to leave the Policy Council.
Helping young children learn to manage their emotions and behavior requires training and support. Learn how to help staff understand and address children's behaviors and create supportive learning environments.
Programs can use this planning form that can be edited by leaders as they build a kindergarten transition team and plan.
Smooth transitions to kindergarten depend on strong partnerships. Find ways to use these materials to help organize and carry out a successful local transition summit.
In this guide, learn how to support children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and their families through a successful transition to kindergarten.
Review a list of practical guides, special topics, and research in support of kindergarten transition efforts by leaders and educators.
Find common terms and staff roles within Head Start programs and elementary schools, with a crosswalk comparison of terms and roles. Share the guide with all those involved in the transition-to-kindergarten process.
In this video, learn about the specific learning that happens when infants and toddlers engage in messy play. Find out about effective practices staff can use to manage the mess while also managing the classroom.
This chapter describes how to support families and their children through what is often an unfamiliar, and maybe scary, referral process.
This chapter focuses on how your program screens recently enrolled children with disabilities or suspected delays.