Last Updated: November 27, 2017
Office of Head Start Blog
Director Garvin Celebrates Head Start Awareness Month 2023
By Khari M. Garvin
Listen as the director of the Office of Head Start encourages programs in celebrating their strengths and imagining their future.
Moving Onward and Upward into a New Program Year
By Khari Garvin
Watch as OHS Director Khari Garvin enthusiastically welcomes new and returning Head Start staff to the 2023–2024 program year.
Let’s Make Mental Health Everyone’s Business
By Sangeeta Parikshak, PhD, and Shana Ratcliff, PhD
Read this blog to learn how mental health can be addressed through Head Start programming and proven practices like trauma-informed care, staff wellness, and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
Rest Time for Preschoolers
By Amanda Bryans
Read this blog from Amanda Bryans to learn about how rest time is important for both children and educators.
Director Garvin Head Start Birthday Video
By Khari Garvin
Watch as Office of Head Start Director Khari Garvin celebrates 58 years of Head Start service to communities nationwide.
Love for Head Start
By Tala Hooban
Watch Tala Hooban, acting director of the Office of Head Start, and Yolanda Motley, program officer for Early Learning Services at Clover Head Start, spread some #HeadStartLove during Tala's site visit to Clover.
Building Family Strength: the Head Start Approach
By Amanda Bryans
Read the latest Office of Head Start blog from Amanda Bryans about building family strengths through Head Start services.
Celebrating Head Start Awareness Month
By Katie Hamm
October is Head Start Awareness Month. Hear Katie Hamm, acting director of the Office of Head Start, reflect on the program’s rich history and decades of service.