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Leadership is committed to continuously improving systems and activities to engage and support parents and families.

Parents and families advance their own learning interests through education, training, and other experiences that support their parenting, careers, and life goals

Parents and families encourage and advocate for their child's learning and development as they transition to new learning environments..

Families participate in leadership development, decision-making, program policy development, or community and state organizing activities to improve children's development and learning experiences.

Teachers know and understand the broad range of content areas and the developmental expectations (i.e., social and emotional, cognitive, expressive and receptive language, motor, adaptive, and English language development) appropriate for young children as outlined by the Head Start Early Learning Framework. Teachers consider what they want children to know, understand, and be able to do using the five essential domains.

Parents and families observe, guide, promote, and participate in the everyday learning of their children at home, school, and in their communities.

Families work with staff to identify and achieve their goals and aspirations.

Families are engaged as equal partners in their children's learning and development.

The director, the governing board, Policy Council, parent committees, and management teams determine the way that Head Start programs engage parents, families, and the community.