Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC)

Use this brief to identify the key qualities, skills, and capacities programs should consider when hiring a Head Start director.

Programs can use this brief to identify the pertinent qualities, skills, and capacities to consider when hiring Head Start fiscal officers. 

Explore this brief to better understand the Head Start regulations and education requirements for family services managers and staff.

Use this brief to review the Head Start regulations and education requirements for health services managers and professionals (e.g., mental health consultants and staff or consultants who support nutrition services).

Explore this brief to learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an education manager position. Learn how to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies. 

Use this brief to discover how to find and hire the right candidate for the disabilities manager position. Explore how to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies. 

Explore this brief to learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an infant/toddler teaching position. Learn ways to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies. 

In this brief, explore ways to find and hire the right candidate to fill preschool teaching positions. Learn how to match potential applicants with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.

Learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an assistant teacher position in Head Start and Early Head Start. Explore how to match applicants with the required knowledge, skills, and competencies. 

Recruiting qualified family child care providers in Head Start and Early Head Start programs can be a challenge. Use this brief to find providers who meet the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.