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Head Start Showcase: Infants and Toddlers

Watch the January Head Start Program Performance Standards Talk for Grantees: Health, Safety, and Mental Health.

Sarah Merrill and Maggie Quinn discuss the family child care program option. Pulling in pieces from across the new standards, review the structure of the program option, the design and delivery of educational services, and staff qualifications.

Watch the February Head Start Program Performance Standards Talk for Grantees: Family and Community Engagement.

The following conversation takes place after Ms. Jefferson has invited Mary to come to provide her perspective on how things are going for Joe in the program.

A home visitor, Sarah, is meeting with Tammy, a mom. Tammy and her youngest child, Amalia, are enrolled in the Early Head Start (EHS) home visiting program in their community. This EHS program offers a depression screening for all the mothers and fathers in the program, which Tammy completed last week. At today's home visit, Sarah and Tammy have planned to discuss the results.

This video clip shows staff and family reflections on their conversations. Mary, a parent, and Ms. Jefferson, a teacher, are asked questions about the impact of this type of conversation on their relationship with each other. Watch this clip to see reflection in action and to understand how using specific Motivational Interviewing strategies can help to deepen your relationships with families.

Watch this short video for tips on how to get started with the VEEC tool.

This video clip shows staff and family reflections on their conversations. Mary, a parent, and Ms. Jefferson, a teacher, are asked questions about the impact of this type of conversation on their relationship with each other. Watch this clip to see reflection in action and to understand how using specific Motivational Interviewing strategies can help to deepen your relationships with families.

Teacher Clip 2: Partnering and Collaborating: Acknowledging Expertise