Enrollment: Creating Systems for Filling Every Seat
Explore ERSEA systems to help programs enroll the neediest families in a timely manner. Find tips and questions to stay at full enrollment all year.
ERSEA
Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) tasks are some of the most important work performed by Head Start programs. ERSEA governs how programs determine eligibility, enroll children, and track attendance. Discover resources to help programs assess the needs of their communities and recruit the children and families most in need. Explore materials and tools to help programs market their services, and develop and implement selection criteria. Also, find resources to identify community partners and better address community needs.
Making Enrollment and Engagement Accessible to Families
Explore strategies for making enrollment and engagement communications and processes more accessible to families.
Identifying Barriers to Enrollment: Transportation
Resource for Head Start programs on addressing transportation barriers to enrollment and attendance. Includes regulatory requirements, transportation options, and success stories to help programs serve children most in need.
Calculating 10% Actual Enrollment for Disability Requirement
Guidance for Head Start program leaders on calculating the 10% actual enrollment requirement for children with disabilities to meet the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandate.
ERSEA Institute 2022
Watch these professional development sessions for Head Start staff. They are designed to support eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) priorities in a changing landscape.
Enrollment Reductions and Conversion of Head Start Slots to Early Head Start Slots
Log Number: ACF-IM-HS-22-09 | Issuance Date: 11-07-2022
Enrollment Forward in 10 Minutes Video Series
In the Enrollment Forward in 10 Minutes videos, grant recipients share program approaches to workforce recruiting and identifying eligible children to receive Head Start services.
Supporting Full Enrollment
In this webinar, explore ways to achieve and maintain full program enrollment. Learn about the elements of effective outreach and recruitment.
Full Enrollment Initiative
Log Number: ACF-PI-HS-18-04 | Issuance Date: 06/05/2018
1302.18 Fees.
This standard explains the policy that makes Head Start services free to eligible children and identifies allowable fees for programs.