Timelines and Approvals
To keep the early childhood community engaged, we carefully plan our social media posts. Learn more about our calendar and posting frequency.
Web Standards
Content for the Office of Head Start (OHS) is created by many organizations and individuals. Decisions made during content development affect our audience’s ability to find, understand, and use it. The Web and Communications Standards ensure consistent use of language, design, and styles across products, regardless of their authorship. Consistency in these matters is key to creating a unified voice for OHS, as well as complying with federal regulations. These choices are kept current using research into best practice and input from OHS and the National Training and Technical Assistance Centers Communications Workgroup, as well as evolving federal standards.
Planning a Social Media Event
Follow the steps below when participating in or planning a social media event using Office of Head Start channels.
OHS/ACF Website
Follow the requirements below when editing the Office of Head Start (OHS)/Administration for Children and Families (ACF) website.
Learning Modules
Follow these requirements and guidelines when developing a learning module for HeadStart.gov.
Website Design (UI/UX)
"Website design" refers to the style and layout of an entire site based on user interface (UI) and experience (UX). Specifically, UI are elements of the website’s structure.
Social Media
Social media is a powerful outreach tool. The Office of Head Start (OHS) has two active accounts — X and Facebook. National Centers may provide content that can be shared across these official OHS channels.
Selecting Content
Social media messaging is a way to repackage official online content to reach more people and make a bigger impact. Content should be engaging and relevant to audiences and must reflect the accuracy and credibility of our online communications and OHS as a whole.
Responsive Design
"Responsive design" refers to a website's ability to resize content from a large to a small screen in one fluid motion.
Photo and Image Specs
Use these tips and guidelines when selecting or creating images for use on HeadStart.gov and Office of Head Start products.
PDF Documents
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents independent of software, hardware, or operating system. PDFs are useful for tip sheets, handouts of training materials, and fillable forms.