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Head Start Analytics Dashboards

Use these interactive tools created to describe traffic on HeadStart.gov and identify trends among its users. Learn about the common terms used for web analytics.

Curriculum Basics

Find resources about how to select and implement a research-based curriculum. Learn  ways teachers, family child care providers, and home visitors can put research-based curriculum and teaching practices to work.

Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness

The PFCE Framework identifies key drivers for positive and goal-oriented relationships. Cultural and linguistic responsiveness are important to integrate throughout the system.

Access and Continuity

Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) policies and procedures help Head Start programs provide services for families most in need of them. Explore how to address specific challenges, such as family homelessness, that can interfere with consistent service access.

Child Outcomes

Learn the importance of why Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) focuses first on the family and child outcomes.

Overview

Explore this overview of the 10 relationship-based competencies. Learn what skills early childhood professionals need to build family engagement efforts and support positive outcomes for children and families.

Family Services Professionals

Use this guide to learn what knowledge, skills, and practices family services professionals need to engage with parents and families in early childhood settings that offer family services.

Teachers and Child Care Providers

Teachers and child care professionals working in group settings can explore this resource to learn more about the knowledge, skills, and individual practices they need to engage with parents and families.

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