Father Engagement Strategies
Explore ways to engage fathers in children's development. These quick strategies can enhance father engagement efforts in early childhood programs.
Families as Lifelong Educators
Parents and families impact learning, growth, and development throughout their child’s lifetime. They observe, guide, promote, and engage in the everyday learning of the child at home, in school, and in the community. In the Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework, Families as Lifelong Educators is one of the seven family outcomes that impact child outcomes.
Family Engagement, Language, and Literacy Webinar Series
Watch this webinar series to learn ways to partner with parents and families to help their children develop language and literacy skills.
1302.51 Parent activities to promote child learning and development.
This standard requires programs to promote shared responsibility with parents for children’s early learning and development and offer opportunities to participate in a research-based parenting curriculum.
1302.50 Family engagement.
Head Start programs must integrate parent and family engagement strategies into all systems and program services to support family well-being and promote children’s learning and development.
1302.34 Parent and family engagement in education and child development services.
Head Start programs recognize parents’ roles as children’s first and lifelong teachers. Review requirements for engaging parents and family members in the program's education services and policy implementation.
Fatherhood Connection Webinar Series
This three-part webinar series focuses on effective and intentional father engagement. Learn how engaging fathers promotes children’s learning and development and strengthens the parent-child relationship.