Review responses to common grantee questions and concerns regarding income eligibility, staff pay and benefits, child care partnerships, new hire requirements, and program monitoring.

Explore examples of how other grantees have used COVID-19 funds to serve program staff in creative and innovative ways. Discover ideas for meeting the needs of staff during this time.

Watch program leaders highlight the strategies, processes, and best practices they have used to promote staff vaccination.

Explore examples of how other grantees have used COVID-19 funds to support children's health, safety, learning, and development through summer learning programs.

At the end of a speech several years ago, a woman raised her hand. When I acknowledged her, she stood and asked, "Do you know what Head Start did for my child?" "I don't know," I said. "Tell me." "They loved her!" she answered enthusiastically. "She knew she was special; and every day when she went to that school, she knew she was loved.” The mother went on to tell how she watched her daughter’s confidence blossom; and today, that little Head Start preschooler is a teacher. The proud mother told how Head Start had influenced her life, as she herself had become a Head Start teacher, went on to obtain a master's degree, and is now the principal of an elementary school.