Upcoming Events

This series of office hours is a collaboration among all four Head Start National Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Centers. Staff from the National Centers will provide recipients with strategies to prevent child maltreatment in Head Start settings. The office hours will begin with a webinar introducing the 10 Actions to Create a Culture of Safety e-book and related videos. Subsequent sessions will include time for recipients to meet with staff from the National Centers for targeted TA. This event is offered with English and Spanish captioning and simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

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.