Use this social media toolkit to spread the word about the important work Head Start programs do to support America's children and families.

Head Start programs support children's growth from birth to age 5 through services that support early learning and development, health, and family well-being.

Explore ways children and families receive Head Start and Early Head Start services in a family child care setting. Learn how staff provides comprehensive services to support positive family and child outcomes.

Explore these resources to learn more about the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to the family child care program option.

Happy birthday, Early Head Start! The Office of Head Start is celebrating 25 years of providing family-centered services to pregnant women, infants, and toddlers through the Early Head Start program. 

Register for available Tribal Consultations with leaders of tribal governments operating American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

The Head Start program launched 34 American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start programs in the summer of 1965.

Tribal Consultation reports reflect comments and recommendations raised by tribal leaders and their representatives; comments and responses from OHS; and areas identified at the Tribal Consultations as requiring follow up by OHS.

Head Start programs deliver services to eligible children and families in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.