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Connecting with Partners Planning Worksheet

Working with local partners is a key strategy for identifying and reaching out to families experiencing homelessness.

Poisoning Prevention Home Safety Tip Sheet

Poison Control centers across the country report an increase in calls related to hand sanitizer, cleaning, and disinfectant products. These tips can keep children safe from poisoning at home.

Screening for Substance Use Disorders: Head Start Programs Can Help

This resource will help Head Start staff learn more about screening tools available to identify substance use disorders. It includes important considerations for choosing a screening tool and guidance for conversations with families.

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Reporting

Use this resource to learn how to serve and support families experiencing domestic violence where child maltreatment may also be a concern. Review how to file a child abuse report safely, if necessary.

Office of Head Start & Public Schools Collaboration Demonstration Project: Summary and Practice Implications

This report summarizes the work of the OHS & Public Schools Collaboration Demonstration Project to improve the transition of children and families into the public schools.

Supporting Children with Disabilities or Suspected Delays

Children with disabilities or suspected delays are children first. All children need individualized interactions and environments, along with a program culture that supports their natural differences.

Credible Media for Young Children

Examples of digital tools for parents and older toddlers and preschoolers to use for distance learning.

Using the Family Partnership Process to Support Virtual Learning in the Home

This resource uses a scenario to highlight how programs can use the Family Partnership Process to develop a plan for virtual learning.

Tips for Family Style Dining

Learn the benefits of family style dining and how to support it in an early childhood education program.

Collaboration Demonstration Project: Successful Strategies from the Field

Check out this summary of successful transitions to kindergarten activities that were planned and implemented by the teams in the Head Start-Public Schools Collaboration Demonstration Project (CDP).

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