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This framework uses a house to represent five integral elements of quality teaching and learning for children ages birth to 5 in all program options.

Read this tip sheet to learn how ventilation consultants help early childhood programs assess their ventilation systems and recommend improvements in center-based facilities and family child care homes.

The Office of Head Start recently released ACF-OHS-IM-25-03 Promoting Healthy Eating and Nutrition for Head Start Children and Families. Here’s what you need to know about what it means for your program.

Messy play is a great way to experience natural elements with all the senses. Help children explore textures, sounds, and smells of materials. Make a mud puddle outside for children to splash in; use a sensory table to splash, scoop, and pour water; and more!

Both dental exams and oral health screenings help assess the health of children’s mouths, but they serve different purposes. Learn why an oral health screening does not take the place of an oral exam.

The guidelines in this section cover how to develop audio/video presentations in English or Spanish that are accessible to all users, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Each staff member assigned to an emergency role should know the preparedness, response, and recovery actions for their role. Use these sheets to prepare staff assigned to emergency roles.

Learn about procedures to respond to emergencies and disasters.

This chapter discusses ways to include mental health in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

Learn about the actions a program takes to resume services as soon as possible when the emergency is over and to help everyone cope with the results of the disaster.