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Head Start and Child Care Collaboration

Discover resources to help partnerships find ways to understand, respect, and work with the similarities and differences between Head Start programs and child care.

Head Start and Early Head Start Relationship-Based Competencies

Explore the Head Start and Early Head Start Relationship-Based Competencies for Staff and Supervisors Who Work with Families. It outlines the necessary knowledge, skills, and actions for staff working with families in Head Start and Early Head Start programs. These competencies represent both research-based and best practices in the early childhood, human services, and social work fields.

Head Start Home-Based Option: Socialization

Learn how group socializations benefit parents and children. Explore opportunities for parents to meet families like theirs and create peer networks and ways their children can meet new children and make friends.

Head Start Pre-K Local Partnerships That Work: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Learn how the Community Action Project of Tulsa County (CAP) combined the philosophy of traditional Head Start with collaborative partnerships from area school districts to transform a program on the brink of collapse into a highly regarded early childhood program. 

Head Start Program Performance Standards Relating to Ratios and Group Size

Explore an at-a-glance overview of the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) related to ratios and groups sizes for both family child care and child care centers. This document provides clear examples and references the HSPPS to assist programs in determining whether they are meeting all child ratio and group size requirements.

Health Education Materials for Parents and Staff

All children can exhibit challenging behavior sometimes. How parents respond can be key to how a child develops. Find ways to help parents and staff positively respond to children's behavior.