Nurturing the Promise
Watch this 11-minute video to learn more about Head Start's comprehensive approach and key principles. Explore the importance of staff and parents working together to ensure children maximize their potential.
Watch this 11-minute video to learn more about Head Start's comprehensive approach and key principles. Explore the importance of staff and parents working together to ensure children maximize their potential.
These resource materials can help families learn about oral health for pregnant women, infants and young children. Topics include dental visits, fluoride, nutrition, oral health care, oral hygiene, and safety and emergency first aid.
This booklet identifies five steps to protect a young child’s teeth. Parents and child-care providers may use this resource to gain basic information on child dental care. The strategies for protecting a baby’s teeth include preventing bottle tooth decay and taking a child to the dentist.
This webinar will familiarize staff with the Well-Visit Planner online tool. Explore resources designed to help programs assess readiness and implement this tool with families whose children are enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start.
This webinar describes the difference between children's emergent and urgent health care needs. Learn the three reasons why a family should take their child to an emergency room, rather than to their primary care provider.
These fact sheets provide important information to families about a variety of health topics. Families can discover useful strategies to support and improve the health and wellness of their children.
It is important for pregnant women to take care of their oral health. Practicing good oral hygiene, eating healthy foods, and getting oral health care help keep a woman’s mouth and teeth healthy during pregnancy.
This series of handouts for pregnant women and parents of infants and young children provides simple tips on oral health issues.
Discover key messages around oral health knowledge and best practices. Health managers and program staff can use the archived webinar to host a viewing party for Spanish-speaking families! Use the related materials below to enhance the experience.
This tip sheet offers information on the dangers of children's exposure to secondhand smoke. Use facts in this tip sheet to learn what may happen if they expose their children to secondhand smoke.