Head Start Compensation Spotlights
This insightful panel discussion showcases Head Start programs that have successfully implemented improvements in wages or benefits for their workforce through innovative funding strategies and resource management.
Making Enrollment and Engagement Accessible to Families
Explore strategies for making enrollment and engagement communications and processes more accessible to families.
Identifying Barriers to Enrollment: Transportation
Resource for Head Start programs on addressing transportation barriers to enrollment and attendance. Includes regulatory requirements, transportation options, and success stories to help programs serve children most in need.
Calculating 10% Actual Enrollment for Disability Requirement
Guidance for Head Start program leaders on calculating the 10% actual enrollment requirement for children with disabilities to meet the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandate.
Housing Cost Adjustment Calculator FAQs
These FAQs explain how Head Start programs can use a housing adjustment to factor in high housing costs in income eligibility assessments, with guidelines on documentation, costs covered, and application flexibility.
Detailed Summary of Updates to the Performance Standards
These summaries provide more detail about the changes to the Performance Standards across key topics that respond to concerns affecting the sustainability of Head Start programs.
Timeline for Compliance with Updated Performance Standard Requirements
Review the timeline for compliance with updated Head Start Program Performance Standards requirements, as of Aug. 21, 2024.