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Secure relationships are the foundation of trust. By using positive, strengths-based attitudes, staff can create trusting, supportive partnerships with parents.

The positive, goal-directed relationships Head Start staff form with parents can strengthen the relationships parents have with their children. This parallel process supports parents in self-discovery.

Head Start staff can use these three steps to build relationships with parents and support their learning and decision-making.

Head Start staff and parents bring unique elements to their relationship while they work with a focus on supporting children’s growth and learning. 

Explore resources to support strengthening parent-child relationships through everyday staff-parent relationships.

Review the three steps to strengthen staff-parent relationships and support parenting. Find prompts and questions that invite partnership-building conversations with parents.

Review the three steps to strengthen staff-parent relationships and support parenting. Find prompts and questions that invite partnership-building conversations with parents.

Review the three steps to strengthen staff-parent relationships and support parenting. Find prompts and questions that invite partnership-building conversations with parents.

Learn more about the national standards and the subset of standards called CFOC Basics, which represent the minimum health and safety standards required in Head Start programs.

Find answers to common questions about the mask and vaccine requirements for Head Start programs announced in the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC).