Community Assessment and Equity
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.
Equity
Resources here cover topics related to fair and just treatment for all children, families, and those who support them — enabling everyone to achieve their full potential.
These resources promote an equity-focused mindset. They emphasize the importance of consistent, systemic, and fair access to comprehensive services and systems for everyone, including chronically underserved populations.
Equity Considerations for ERSEA
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.
Talking to Children About Race
Discover how Head Start and Early Head Start staff can talk about race with toddlers and preschoolers.
Our Role in Equity
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.
Engaging in Conversations About Racial and Ethnic Equity
Explore information about creating respectful, inclusive environments that invite and honor the diverse perspectives of staff and families in service of moving forward together.
Culture, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (CDIE): Spotlight on Human Resource Systems
Examine how the Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders support Head Start management systems and help you honor culture, diversity, inclusion, and equity when developing program goals and objectives.
Anti-Bias Teaching and Learning Environments in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
Explore children's understanding of race and identity development. Discover strategies to promote anti-bias practices through supportive interactions and activities with children.
Advancing Racial and Ethnic Equity in Head Start
Watch the Advancing Racial and Ethnic Equity in Head Start Webinar Series for anti-bias and anti-racism strategies Head Start and Early Head Start programs can use in their practices, services, and systems.
Equity, Inclusiveness, and Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
The PFCE Framework identifies key drivers for positive and goal-oriented relationships. Equity, inclusiveness, and cultural and linguistic responsiveness are important to integrate throughout the system.
Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions, and Why We Should Care
Explore disparities in access to high-quality care and education and how we can address them.