The Office of Head Start is prioritizing four key mission areas: advancing equity, supporting programs' pandemic response and recovery, investing in the workforce, and reaching more children and families.
Learn what it means for Head Start programs to promote access and equity in Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) activities.
The community assessment provides a starting point for understanding community strengths and identifying gaps in services. Review these questions for consideration to inform your program planning.
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.
This webinar recording provides a foundational understanding of trauma and highlights the pandemic's place on a continuum of stress and trauma. Explore racial and economic disparities in the context of COVID-19.
Watch this webinar to explore the impact of COVID-19 on substance use, with a focus on issues related to equity and stigma.
Explore the role of Head Start and Early Head Start leaders and staff in supporting equity in their programs and in the services they offer.
Discover how Head Start and Early Head Start staff can talk about race with toddlers and preschoolers.
The Head Start Heals podcast series features experts in the field discussing how to support children and families who are facing a variety of adverse experiences or events.
Watch this webinar to review disparities in access to health care and health outcomes for high-risk children and families.