Learn how staff can help parents and family members prepare for an in-person or virtual school visit and become fully engaged in their children’s new school.

Center-based programs can use these resources to support decisions about implementing continuity of care and choosing the best type for their program.

Mentoring in Head Start programs offers a number of advantages including training opportunities, career advancement, and the ability to exchange ideas with other master teachers.

One-third of the children in Head Start programs are dual language learners (DLLs) who are learning English while also learning their home language. Virtually all of these children will code switch. In other words, they mix two or more languages in the same sentence while speaking. It is important that teachers, home visitors, and other staff understand what code switching is, the role it plays in language development, and how to respond to it.

Programs must comply with transportation regulations if they decide to transport children. This resource may be used by Head Start staff to better understand federal requirements for program transportation services.

Consider these strategies that help children learn socialization skills and develop safe behaviors on the bus.

Consider these strategies as you prepare for vehicle evacuation drills.

Making It Work is a resource that can help American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) early education staff meet school readiness goals. Learn how to use it while teaching traditional cultural skills, values, beliefs, and lifeways.

This tool helps to identify the strengths and needs of an existing play space, and serves as a basis for setting priorities and planning enhancements and improvements.

This in-service suite introduces the foundation of the Framework for Effective Practice. It focuses on engaging interactions and environments.