Upcoming Events

In early childhood settings, mental health is often top of mind — but are we giving enough attention to how nutrition supports mental well-being in both children and adults? Join us for a webinar exploring the powerful relationship between nutrition and mental health. Learn how nutrition affects brain development, emotional regulation, and resilience. The webinar will share specific ways to talk with families about children’s nutrition and social and emotional development. Discover how to include nutrition in learning experiences that nurture children’s healthy growth and mental well-being.

This webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

It is sometimes challenging for fathers to find and engage in support networks that best suit their needs as parents. Join us for a discussion with fathers and practitioners to explore how Head Start programs and other community organizations can best nurture connections with fathers and support their well-being.

This webinar is offered in English with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

This 12-day intensive leadership and management development training session is for Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start directors and managers. Designed from a strategic planning perspective, the curriculum focuses on applying current management concepts to relevant Head Start needs and interests. More than 80 hours of classroom instruction includes lectures, group discussions, case studies, and workshops. This program is an exciting opportunity to strengthen your entrepreneurial management and leadership skills and to increase your ability to plan, lead, and organize the effective delivery of comprehensive services.

Application deadline closed on April 30, 2025 by 11:59pm PST.

Looking for strategies to build and maintain a strong, qualified, and skilled family services team in your Head Start program? During this free, virtual two-day professional development event, our specialists, national organization experts, and featured guests will be on hand to explore and facilitate discussions about the mission-critical family services workforce.

The Institute plenaries are offered in English, with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish. Learning tracks are presented in English and Spanish.