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Workforce Learning and Development

A group of people at a meeting taking notes.Staff learning and development are key to meeting a program’s objectives.

These resources offer practical strategies Head Start and child care programs can use to enhance the competencies — defined as the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) — of its employees.

Measuring What Matters Learning Series

Explore this nine-module course to learn more about using data to enhance your work with children and families using the Measuring What Matters resources.

Introduction to the Family Services Role

Explore this four-module course for knowledge and strategies you can use to effectively provide family services, available through the Individualized Professional Development Portfolio.

Health Manager Orientation Guide

Use this guide to orient Head Start health managers to their role and to strengthen the provision of health services across your program. The guide offers an overview of all areas of health and behavioral health services.

Building a Health Team

This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide discusses building a health team.

Head Start Coaching Companion

Explore and use this video-sharing and coaching-feedback application. It helps coaches and coachees and peer-coaching teams work together, even between coach visits or from a distance.

Ethical Considerations for Home Visiting

The intimacy of working within someone’s home with no other professionals present may lead to confusing situations. It's key to have agency policies in place to handle ethical issues.

Professional Development

Excellence in early childhood education programs is built on a workforce that promotes continuous program improvement.