ERSEA Services from a Systems Lens
Systems are the backbone to offering quality ERSEA services. This video explores the elements of ERSEA and shows how they intersect with the Head Start management systems.
These resources cover how Head Start programs assess the needs of communities and recruit children and families most in need. They also provide insight on which program option best meets the needs of each child and family. Use these resources to develop eligibility services that ensure consistent and appropriate enrollment practices.
For more ERSEA resources, check out recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance.
Systems are the backbone to offering quality ERSEA services. This video explores the elements of ERSEA and shows how they intersect with the Head Start management systems.
This video explores the importance of partnering with families of children with disabilities to understand their unique experiences, strengths, priorities, and challenges.
Watch this webinar to hear OHS leadership discuss the addition of receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits to the Head Start eligibility criteria.
Learn more about how the receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits now qualifies families for Head Start eligibility.
Read answers to FAQs about the guidance that adds the receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to Head Start eligibility criteria.
Head Start and Early Head Start staff can use this resource to bring an equity lens to discussions about Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) procedures and best practices.
Learn what it means for Head Start programs to promote access and equity in Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) activities.
This assessment tool will help programs improve ERSEA services by identifying and enrolling the children most in need of Head Start services. The tool can also help programs achieve and maintain full enrollment.
Early Head Start programs offer services to infants with significant disabilities and their families. Discover how these services are provided in careful, collaborative planning with families and service providers.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides information that will assist programs in determining the gross income of those families with members in the armed forces. Family service staff will find this information beneficial in determining the eligibility of children of military families for enrollment in the Head Start program.