Upcoming Events

These office hours orient new health managers to the knowledge, skills, and practices needed to establish and oversee Head Start health services. Learn how the Health Manager Orientation Guide and the Head Start Health Services Competencies can support your  daily work. Each 90-minute session includes Q&A facilitated by experienced staff and our subject matter experts.  

If you have questions you want the group to address, please write to the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety at health@ecetta.info.

This series of national office hours highlights components of successful mental health consultation (MHC) in Head Start programs. This forum occurs each month from September 2025 to March 2026. Kadija Johnston, LICSW, and Amy Hunter, LICSW, from the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety address questions from participants and offer in-depth information on a variety of topics related to MHC. The national office hours focus on participants’ questions and concerns, and a range of other topics.

We're shining a light on best literacy practices that support brain development and help every child take their first steps toward a lifelong love of learning. Join this in-person professional development event to gain insights into the foundational role early literacy plays in children’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. Explore the concepts of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Learn evidence-based ways to promote literacy through reading, writing, talking, singing, and playing. We're also putting emphasis on the role of structured play in fostering neural connections, vocabulary growth, and brain development in young children!

Select sessions will be offered in Spanish.

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Step into the future of leadership. Are you a Head Start director or executive director with full responsibility for your program? Don’t miss the Leadership Experience 2026 — a transformative opportunity to invest in your leadership journey. Enhance your ability to respond with the clarity, courage, and strategic adaptability today’s leaders need most. Through peer engagement, thought-provoking plenaries, an interactive panel, and guidance from thought leaders, you’ll sharpen your ability to lead with purpose and agility.

The Application deadline is December 5, 2025.