Eligibility is the first step and a key component in implementing ERSEA services. These strategies and guiding questions help programs identify and enroll children and families with the greatest need.
Recruiting for Head Start programs is a systematic year-round process. These strategies and guiding questions help programs manage data-informed and measurable recruitment efforts.
Programs must identify and enroll children and families who are most in need of Head Start services. These strategies and guiding questions help programs implement thoughtful selection policies and procedures.
Explore Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) systems to help programs enroll the neediest families in a timely manner. Find tips and questions to stay at full enrollment all year.
Learn about strategies programs can use to work with key stakeholders to promote regular attendance. These strategies and guiding questions help grantees develop policies around program attendance.
This ERSEA Essentials video identifies how up-to-date community assessment data informs policies and procedures related to eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance.
Use this form to identify action steps your program can implement immediately to promote staff retention.
This resource outlines strategies and guiding questions to help programs build and maintain responsive ERSEA systems.
This Management Minute video identifies COVID-19 response funds, ways they can be used, and a crucial March 31, 2023 obligation deadline.
This Management Minute video describes how to get auditing services for your annual single audit.