These resources describe the Head Start program option that provides comprehensive services to children and their families through home visits and group socialization activities.
Learn ways professional development can help build and expand home visitors’ capacity to work with families to support their child’s development. Find resources to support ongoing professional development.
Learn how home visitors can effectively engage with families and support parents in their role as their child's first teacher. Explore the benefits for families enrolled in the home-based option.
Hear how home visitors can use reflective practice to effectively support families' goals for their children. Explore resources that support reflective practices.
Hear from Brenda Jones Harden as she takes a look at how the ELOF relates to the work that home visitors do with parents, families, and their children.
Research-based curricula for the home-based program option is founded on solid research around parenting concepts, skills, and practices that promote healthy child development. Use this checklist to evaluate your home-based curriculum.
When your program is selecting a home-based curriculum, use this checklist to guide the decision-making process.
Identify ways to put the Head Start Program Performance Standards on home-based curricula into practice.
Explore these resources to learn more about the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to the home-based program option.
Explore the standards for designing a home-based program option, including home visiting experiences, curriculum, group socializations, and screenings and assessments.
This standard outlines requirements for the home-based program option, including for settings, caseload, and service duration.