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Thoughtful planning is critical to programming. Explore these resources for guidance throughout the five-year Head Start grant cycle. Learn how to establish continuous cycles of improvement that involve key stakeholders in data-based decision-making. Find resources to help build on achievable program and school readiness goals and fiscal objectives. Discover materials that guide grantees in creating community and self-assessments, and achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
Program planning and service system design together make up one of the 12 management, planning, and oversight systems of the Management Systems Wheel.
Explore available resources to learn more about ways to support the family child care workforce. Find out how to promote quality care, family engagement, school readiness, and professional growth and development.
Use these resources and materials to help plan to deliver services within a family child care setting.
In this Head Start A to Z, 2.0 training module, learn about Head Start expectations concerning program planning and service system design. Discover the skills needed to lead teams through the planning and design processes.
Learn about the standards, expectations, and best practices that guide a community assessment, an essential first step in designing responsive programs.
Learn about the standards, expectations, and best practices that guide the annual self-assessment, an integral step in improving responsive programs.
Explore key components of ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement. Examine their purpose in the planning cycle and identify valuable tools and practices for program leaders.
Tribes coordinate service delivery with other early childhood programs as required in their Child Care and Development Fund plans. Use this chart to compare tribal child care and Head Start programs.
Use these interactive overviews to test your understanding of foundational concepts of the collection and use of community assessment data.
To be responsive, programs must understand the needs and characteristics of the children, families, and communities they serve. The community assessment helps you gain that knowledge. Do you know the foundational requirements and benefits of a community assessment?
A well-articulated plan ensures your community assessment is thorough, accurate, and efficient. Do you know how to plan and organize for a community assessment?
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