Mental Health Support
Explore examples of how other grantees have used COVID-19 funds to serve children and families in creative and innovative ways. Discover ideas for meeting the mental health needs of families in your community.
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About Us
Introducing the Head Start Forward Campaign
Dr. Bernadine Futrell, director of the Office of Head Start, announces the launch of the Head Start Forward campaign. This initiative will bring programs together and help them prepare for the 2021–2022 program year.
#HeadStartForward Social Media Toolkit
Explore ways to use social media to encourage grantees to move #HeadStartForward and return to normal services. Use the messages below with the images in the download files.
Vaccination for Head Start Families
Discover new ideas for targeted promotions that support Head Start families in getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Explore strategies and examples of how they have been successfully implemented by Head Start programs.
Summer Programming
Explore examples of how other grantees have used COVID-19 funds to support children's health, safety, learning, and development through summer learning programs.
Consolidated Q&As from the Head Start Forward Webinar Series
Throughout the webinar series, OHS has responded to a variety of operational and policy questions.
Head Start Forward Campaign Overview
Explore Head Start Forward webinars, guidance, and other resources shared by the Office of Head Start to address areas of immediate concern as pandemic conditions change.
COVID-19 Vaccine and Health Equity Implications
Many Head Start communities have been severely impacted by COVID-19. The pandemic has created and exacerbated long-standing disparities and inequities for families who have been marginalized for decades.
Vaccinating the Head Start Community
Vaccination is the safest way to protect individuals and the people they live and work with from getting COVID-19. The available COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death
Archived Vaccination Q&As
Archived Vaccination Q&As
