Video

Find out what key components can help ensure children’s successful transitions to kindergarten. Learn about practical ways staff can support families during the transition process.

Explore the key parts of successful kindergarten transitions. Learn how staff and elementary school leaders can use information, relationships, and alignment to support smooth transitions for Head Start children.

Explore strategies to support transitions from Early Head Start up to kindergarten. Discover how professional development and relationships between Head Start programs and receiving schools support the process.

View this video to learn how Head Start programs can partner with receiving elementary schools to provide stability and consistency for children and families transitioning to kindergarten.

Learn about the development of self-regulation in young children and discover how teachers can promote young children's self-management skills. 

Explore typical bilingual development in the early years and learn what it means to assess children who are dual language learners.

Learn how music benefits children’s cognitive and social development. Hear strategies for enhancing this development through music. 

Review a framework for teachers to evaluate and understand the writing that young children produce.

Find out how to embed vocabulary instruction in storybook reading. Learn how to use explicit instruction and select useful and teachable targets.

Learn about features of the physical and social classroom environment that maximize young children's engagement and learning.