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Glossary

Refresh or deepen your knowledge about economic mobility with this list of commonly used terms and their definitions.

Glossary of Common Acronyms

This glossary provides family services professionals with definitions of the most common acronyms used in the field. It is not an official Head Start glossary.

Goal Setting with Families

The goals of the Head Start training are to develop skills and practices for developing strong relationships with families in order to help families identify and set goals.

Goal-Setting to Make Progress Toward Outcomes

Explore the six phases and seven steps of goal-setting with families through a case scenario.

Goal-setting with Families

Learn about the goal-setting process and review the seven steps for setting and reaching goals with families.

Goal-setting with Families Course

Explore this three-module course to learn about the knowledge, skills, and practices family services professionals need to engage in the family partnership process and goal setting with families.

Goal-setting with Fathers

Find out how to partner with both parents and discover the goals fathers have for their children and themselves.

Guidance on Creating an Effective Memorandum of Understanding to Support High-quality Inclusive Early Childhood Systems

This resource provides guidance to create and review sustainable memoranda of understanding that ensure appropriate services and programs are in place to benefit children with disabilities and their families.