Resources to Build and Retain a Strong Education Workforce
Find resources for building a program culture that provides ongoing professional development and mental health supports to teachers, family child care providers, and home visitors.
Directors and Managers
Supporting a Strong Education Workforce
Explore strategies Head Start programs can use to recruit, train, and retain education services staff who are qualified and dedicated to working with our youngest learners and their families.
Improving Oral Health for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Children and Their Families
Learn how partnerships can increase access to oral health services for children in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. Find information about oral health care, financing oral health care, and planning ahead.
Playful Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers
Play supports infants’ and toddlers’ development. Learn how to incorporate more playful learning activities into your program. Examine techniques for creating play-friendly environments in centers and at home.
Child Care Water Quality and Extended Closures
Learn how to ensure drinking water quality during and after extended closures.
Cost Allocation Tip Sheet
Learn about the key concepts and vocabulary that frame cost allocation discussions and practical ways to assign the shared cost of a resource, good, or service.
Annual Planning Calendar for Program Management
Use this customizable calendar to identify required planning activities and foster meaningful collaboration with program and fiscal leaders.
Wage Comparability Survey: Analyzing Employee Compensation
Learn how to conduct a comparability survey that analyzes employee compensation across similar organizations that offer parallel services.
Individualizing Care for Infants and Toddlers
Learn about the “why,” “what,” and “how” of individualizing care for infants and toddlers. Find related Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), additional resources, and reflection questions to use with staff and other program leaders.
Why Is Individualizing Care Important for Infants and Toddlers?
Learn why individualizing care is important for infants and toddlers, including dual language learners and children with disabilities.