The National Center on Child Care Subsidy Innovation and Accountability (NCCCSIA) provides technical assistance to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs in developing child care subsidy systems that are child-focused, family-friendly, and fair to providers.
This webcast explores strategies to help Head Start and Early Head Start staff improve their efforts at engaging teen parents.
The Office of Head Start operational priorities describe the work of the Office of Head Start toward implementing the vision through 2017.
Office of Head Start Tribal Consultation
The National Center on Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships (The Partnership Center) has been awarded to Zero to Three in collaboration with Child Care Aware of America, FHI360, and Mathematica Policy Research.
How to Apply for Head Start Services
The National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations has been awarded to University of Massachusetts (UMass) Donahue Institute in collaboration with Family Health International (FHI) 360 and ZERO TO THREE (ZTT). The Center is administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS).
The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance (ECQA Center) supports state and community leaders and their partners in the planning and implementation of rigorous approaches to quality in all early care and education settings for children from birth to school age.
In response to the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-134), the Office of Head Start is holding one-day Tribal Consultation sessions with the leadership of Tribal Governments operating Head Start (including Early Head Start) programs.
In 2016, Head Start was funded to serve nearly one million children and pregnant women in centers, family homes, and in family child care homes in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the nation.