Foundations for Fostering Partnerships in Head Start Programs
Explore the basics of Head Start partnerships. Learn to build collaborative relationships that streamline services and maximize funding and resources for children and families.
Subsidies
Subsidies play a vital role in Head Start programs, impacting their financial support, service accessibility, program stability, and quality improvement.
Discover how early childhood professionals and local partners can use strategies to encourage families to access and use child care subsidies. These resources also explore how leaders can implement strategies to improve continuity of care within their state, territory, or tribe.
Promoting Continuity of Care in Infant and Toddler Settings
Discover strategies leaders can use to help promote continuity of care in their state, territory, and Tribe. Explore useful resources including an assessment tool that looks at current practices.
Partnering with Parents to Access and Maintain Subsidy in Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships
Learn strategies for early childhood professionals and their local partners to help promote the use of child care subsidies among families in Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships.
Helping Families Obtain Child Care Subsidies
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships depend on multiple funding sources. The layering of funds can be difficult. Learn how one grantee aids low-income families obtain child care subsidies.
Layering Early Head Start Services and Funds with Child Care
The Cost Estimation Tool for Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnership Services is designed to help EHS-CC Partnership grantees and their child care partners plan for the cost of delivering comprehensive Early Head Start (EHS) services to children enrolled in child care homes and centers.