Leaders in School Readiness
More than 320,000 Head Start children enter kindergarten every year. When Head Start programs and receiving schools partner on school readiness, children have smoother transitions and continued progress.
Office of Head Start
Aligned Monitoring System 2.0 Virtual Expo
Sign up and explore this space, which gives grant recipients, Regional Offices, and TTA staff all of the tools and information necessary to prepare for this fiscal year.
Early Childhood Credential Planning and Implementation Guide
Explore this planning and implementation guide. Learn ways that state and territory teams can use it to help create or revise early childhood education credentials.
Dual Language Learners Program Assessment: Users' Guide
Learn about ways to check your program’s progress in meeting a coordinated approach to serving children who are dual language learners (DLLs) and their families.
Contractor Versus Subrecipient
Review the requirements for determining whether the partner of a Head Start grantee is a contractor or subrecipient.
Early Childhood Workforce: Registries
In this resource, find out how state early childhood workforce registries work. Learn about the distinct functions they use to collect and share data on the early childhood workforce.
A National Overview of Grant Recipient CLASS® Scores in 2017
During the 2016–2017 program year, the Office of Head Start (OHS) used the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) Pre-K Teacher-Child Observation Instrument during its on-site reviews of grant recipients.
Tribal Language Preservation and Revitalization
Find out how this Standards in Action vignette addresses the requirements for tribal language preservation and revitalization.
Interactive Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five
Explore the Interactive Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five.
Health and Safety Screener
Programs that serve young children are required to ensure that policies and procedures are in place to protect children and keep them healthy and safe. This screener will help to identify where programs need to make changes and build capacity to meet children's needs. It also contains best practices and requirements found in the Head Start Program Performance Standards.