Love for Head Start
Watch Tala Hooban, acting director of the Office of Head Start, and Yolanda Motley, program officer for Early Learning Services at Clover Head Start, spread some #HeadStartLove during Tala's site visit to Clover.
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Enrollment
These resources cover everything about enrollment. Through proactive planning, programs can make sure they maintain their funded enrollment level and fill vacancies swiftly.
For more ERSEA resources, check out eligibility, recruitment, selection, and attendance.
ERSEA Institute 2022
Watch these professional development sessions for Head Start staff. They are designed to support eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) priorities in a changing landscape.
Enrollment and the Family Partnership Process
Explore the role of family services professionals in the enrollment and family partnership processes, including tips for the family assessment and caring conversations with families.
FAQs About the 10% Enrollment Requirement
Head Start programs are expected to ensure that 10% of their actual enrollment are children eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Find answers to common questions here.
Calculating 10% Actual Enrollment for Disability Requirement
Guidance for Head Start program leaders on calculating the 10% actual enrollment requirement for children with disabilities to meet the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandate.
Making Enrollment and Engagement Accessible to Families
Explore strategies for making enrollment and engagement communications and processes more accessible to families.
Identifying Barriers to Enrollment: Transportation
Resource for Head Start programs on addressing transportation barriers to enrollment and attendance. Includes regulatory requirements, transportation options, and success stories to help programs serve children most in need.
Family-centered Considerations for ERSEA
Make sure your eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) policies and procedures respond to the unique strengths and needs of families in your community.
Addressing Vacant Slots Due to Chronic Absenteeism in Head Start Programs
Log Number: ACF-OHS-IM-25-06 | Issuance Date: 09-26-2025
Head Start: Better Data and Processes Needed to Monitor Underenrollment
Created in 1965, Head Start is designed to prepare low-income preschool children for school by providing a comprehensive set of early child development services primarily through community-based organizations.
