Enrollment Forward FAQs
Read these FAQs from the Office of Head Start (OHS) about making decisions on community need, program structure, recruitment and enrollment strategies, and short- and long-term approaches to workforce development.
HeadStart.gov Archive
Program Management
Enrollment Forward Webinar Series
The five-part webinar series supports Head Start programs moving towards full in-person comprehensive services, as local conditions allow.
ERSEA and Program Structure
Watch the first webinar in the Head Start Forward series for guidance and support programs can use as they work toward full enrollment and fully in-person comprehensive services, as local health conditions allow.
ERSEA: Exploring Needs and Strategies in Uncertain Times Webinar
Explore strategies to address child and family needs in uncertain times. Discover how to adapt eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) services. Find resources to support this work.
Expectations for the 2022-2023 Program Year
Watch this webinar to hear updated guidance from Office of Head Start leadership about the coming program year.
Fiscal Management
Head Start leaders are charged with an enormous task. They help to prepare children for kindergarten and beyond while operating and sustaining a business. Fiscal management is a large part of that task. This two-part session provides a general overview of what Head Start directors need to know and do to oversee fiscal management.
Fiscal Management During the COVID-19 Emergency
Listen as Office of Head Start leadership discuss how fiscal management has been impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 emergency, as well as the use of available supplemental and relief funding.
Fiscal Management During the COVID-19 Emergency: A Follow-Up Conversation
Hear from Office of Head Start leadership in a question and answer session about appropriate fiscal management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency.
Foundations for Excellence: Planning in Head Start booklet
PDF for entire Foundations for Excellence: Planning in Head Start booklet.
Head Start Forward: Best Practices on In-person Services from Showcased Grantees
Hear about in-person best practices from the grantees showcased in the fifth Head Start Forward webinar.
