Techniques for Improving Instructional Support
Watch this three-part video series to learn about ways staff can improve instructional support and effective teaching practices. Find helpful resources to support this work.
Preschoolers
Your Child Is Going to Kindergarten: Making the Move Together
This guide offers tips, organized across a timeline, for families to engage in the kindergarten transition and support their children throughout the process.
Leadership Practices for Successful Transitions to Kindergarten
Find research-based practices and activities to help leaders create successful transitions to kindergarten. Use this information to support the four points of connection that are key to transitions.
Transition to Kindergarten: Policy Connections at a Glance
Explore national kindergarten transition policies. Learn how these policies inform the decision-making and practices of Head Start and elementary school leaders as they support the transition process.
Transition to Kindergarten: Supporting Children Who Are Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
Discover information and strategies to help Head Start program staff support children who are dual language learners (DLLs) and their families as they make the transition to kindergarten.
Leaders Supporting the Transition to Kindergarten
Explore the key parts of successful kindergarten transitions. Learn how staff and elementary school leaders can use information, relationships, and alignment to support smooth transitions for Head Start children.
Finding Opportunities for Concept Development Within Your Curriculum
This resource provides guiding questions for exploring how a curriculum fosters children's thinking skills and a deeper understanding of concepts.
Using Professional Development to Support Transition to Kindergarten
Explore strategies to support transitions from Early Head Start up to kindergarten. Discover how professional development and relationships between Head Start programs and receiving schools support the process.
Head Start and Receiving Elementary Schools: Transitions That Work
View this video to learn how Head Start programs can partner with receiving elementary schools to provide stability and consistency for children and families transitioning to kindergarten.
Preschool Teaching Practices
Use the resources on this page to strengthen preschool teaching practices.