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Program Planning

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.

Head Start Forward: East Coast Migrant Head Start

Fri, 10/01/2021 - 13:11

Representatives of the East Coast Migrant Head Start Senior Executive Team share best practices for promoting staff wellness and safety practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Head Start Forward: Friends of Children and Families

Fri, 10/01/2021 - 13:21

A representative of the Friends of Children and Families Head Start program shares approaches to ERSEA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Head Start Forward: PACE Head Start

Fri, 10/01/2021 - 13:31

Leaders from the PACE Head Start program share best practices for identifying eligible families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Head Start Forward: LACOE Head Start

Fri, 10/01/2021 - 13:37

Leaders and parents from the LACOE Head Start program share best practices for recruiting eligible families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Head Start Forward: Head Start of Lane County

Fri, 10/01/2021 - 13:47

Head Start of Lane County’s leadership team shares best practices for promoting vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Head Start Forward: Best Practices on In-person Services from Showcased Grantees

Fri, 10/01/2021 - 14:00

Hear about in-person best practices from the grantees showcased in the fifth Head Start Forward webinar.

Knox County Head Start

Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:33

Watch this video to hear from staff at Knox County Head Start, a grantee in central Ohio, on how they successfully implemented the vaccine mandate.

Tallatoona Community Action Partnership

Fri, 11/05/2021 - 12:07

Discover how Georgia’s Tallatoona Community Action Partnership Head Start program worked with their local health department, provided incentives, and engaged in supportive conversations to meet vaccination goals.

Navajo Nation

Wed, 11/17/2021 - 12:49

Hear Navajo Nation leaders discuss their experience successfully vaccinating Head Start staff by centering their messaging around community and family, and by relying on science.