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Partners can use this worksheet in the early stages of forming their partnership agreements and processes. It can also help in the stages of exploration and initial installation as described by implementation science. Partners can also use this tool to raise questions and prioritize critical issues when working together to build partnerships.

This checklist reviews six areas of partnership implementation. Partners can use it no matter where they are in implementing their partnership, according to implementation science. This checklist should be completed by all active partners in a partnership agreement, not just the grantee.

The Positive Eating Environment Self-Assessment for Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs offers a brief, user-friendly way to assess basic mealtime practices. Learn how this assessment can help center-based and family child care programs that serve 3 to 5 year olds. Staff can use this tool to evaluate the availability of healthy nutrition and mealtime environments. It can also be used for staff discussions and policy planning.

Program Systems and Supporting Fiscal Management

Supporting Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System: The Hope of Early Head Start

Early Head Start Program Strategies: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Infants, Toddlers and Families

Developmental Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation: Key Elements for Individualizing Curricula in Early Head Start Programs

A Head Start on Picturing America Resource Guide

Established in 1965, Head Start promotes school readiness for children in low-income families by offering educational, nutritional, health, social, and other services. Early Head Start (EHS) launched in 1995 and, together with Head Start, has served more than 29 million children, birth to age 5, and pregnant women. In 2011, Head Start was funded to serve nearly one million children and pregnant women in center-based, home-based, and family child care programs in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the nation.

Explore an at-a-glance overview of the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) related to ratios and groups sizes for both family child care and child care centers. This document provides clear examples and references the HSPPS to assist programs in determining whether they are meeting all child ratio and group size requirements.