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Journeys of Hope and Courage - Appreciating and Sharing

Tue, 04/11/2017 - 12:49

When families share their stories with staff, it can be an emotional experience. Staff can encourage storytelling by sharing experiences or goals they may have in common with families. Recognizing these common ties and honoring the storytelling process can help strengthen relationship between staff and families.

Journeys of Hope and Courage - Family Partnership Agreement and Family Strengths and Needs Assessment

Tue, 04/11/2017 - 12:51

Storytelling helps build strong relationships and supports effective family partnership agreements. Learning about families’ past experiences, strengths, and needs in an authentic way can help staff support meaningful progress for children, families, and communities.

Journeys of Hope and Courage - Supporting Families and Staff

Tue, 04/11/2017 - 12:56

Storytelling can be a highly emotional process, especially when families have faced traumatic events, are dealing with ongoing issues, or face problems that staff don’t feel equipped to handle. In this video, program staff reflect on the importance of communication, self-care, and having a network of support is for working effectively working with families.

Journeys of Hope and Courage - Program Changes

Tue, 04/11/2017 - 12:59

The process of storytelling can help programs truly empower families. Hear from program staff about how storytelling has changed their Head Start/Early Head Start program for the better. Staff share how they hope this series of videos will help strengthen the work that providers do with migrant families.

Making Strides in Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 15:24

Watch as the EHS-CCP grantees and partners featured in this first webinar of a two part series share how their individualized approaches to early childhood education systems using the strength of Early Head Start benefit children, families, and staff. Find out how working together has strengthened their partnerships.

EHS for FCC Demonstration Project: EHS-FCC Framework

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 15:50

Walk through the partnership processes of self-assessment, setting outcomes and indicators, finding and filling gaps, and developing and following through on the work plan.

Effective Child Care and Early Head Start Collaborations that Promote High Quality Comprehensive Care: Part One

Wed, 04/12/2017 - 20:15

Part One focuses on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned in collaborative partnerships at the state and local levels. Federal and program staff offer insight into building successful partnerships between Early Head Start and child care providers.