Office of Head Start

Explore this brief overview of the Designation Renewal System (DRS) background and conditions.

Review this resource for descriptive statistics of the 2020 grant recipient-level the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) Pre-K Teacher-Child Observation Instrument data.

Explore key concepts about self-regulation development and intervention for infants and toddlers and preschool-aged children. Learn about strategies to promote self-regulation for these age groups.

Explore this style guide, which comprises language best practices that are helpful in providing meaningful information to the Spanish-speaking Head Start community.

Read about security-related tips and guidelines for content creators, web developers, and infrastructure teams and how to enhance the security of HeadStart.gov.

Explore the federal appropriations, annual funding, and program year statistics of Head Start programs for the 2019 fiscal year.

Explore this resource to find out how coordinated enrollment for early care and education (ECE) programs can ensure a more efficient use of limited federal, state, and local resources for families.

Review this resource for descriptive statistics of the 2019 grant recipient-level the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) Pre-K Teacher-Child Observation Instrument data.

Explore this resource to learn how sharing child-level data between Head Start programs and receiving elementary schools can help programs and schools better serve children.

Explore “Bring a Principal to your Head Start” Celebration