Cook’s Corner: Recipes for Healthy Snacks
Find simple recipes for healthy snacks that young children can make in Head Start programs or at home with their families.
Dairy Recipes
This section contains dairy recipes. None of the recipes include added sugar. Each recipe includes a list of ingredients, directions, a picture of the prepared recipe, and, where needed, safety tips. Enjoy!
Crisis and Support Hotlines
Crisis and support hotlines can offer immediate help. They provide counseling, resources, and support that are confidential and free. Many are available 24 hours a day.
Supporting Children Facing Trauma
Supporting children who are facing trauma is a major part of the Head Start Heals campaign. Knowing the signs, symptoms, and supports for children who have experienced trauma fosters healing and resiliency.
Keeping Them Safe: Video Series
Narrated by pediatricians, these videos can help a busy early care and education workforce reinforce health and safety practices.
Program Operations Safety
To keep children safe, early care education settings can develop plans to reduce the risk of hazards. Learn to identify risks and discover how it is key to develop protocols as part of regular program operations.
Abusive Head Trauma
Watch this video to learn about abusive head trauma. Discover prevention strategies to reduce the risks in early education settings.
Child Abuse and Maltreatment
Learn the importance of keeping children safe from harm. Find out ways to help protect children from abuse and maltreatment, both in early education settings and at home.
Child Development
This video covers the importance of monitoring child development as well as guidelines for prevention of suspension and expulsion.
Medication Administration
This video summarizes the importance of having proper policies and protocols on medication administration and answers common questions on labeling, storage, and procedures for emergency medications.