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Employee Retention Strategies You Can Apply Today

Use this form to identify action steps your program can implement immediately to promote staff retention.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a respiratory tract infection that can cause severe illness. This resource helps staff learn more about RSV, which almost all children get at least once by the time they are 2.

Health and Safety Recovery Checklist

Use this checklist to gather information after a major disaster. This can inform your recovery efforts so you can make sure that the facility is safe for the return of the children in your care.

Cultivating Wellness: 8 Dimensions of Staff Well-being

This resource describes eight dimensions of staff well-being. Head Start programs can use this resource to make sure they are promoting staff wellness across all dimensions.

Transportation Services Checklist

Use this checklist to maintain a comprehensive transportation system that is safe, cost effective, and compliant with state and federal regulations.

Selecting and Using Cleaning, Sanitizing, or Disinfecting Products

Cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting surfaces are important steps to reduce the risk of spreading infectious diseases. Explore this guidance and the product label, which gives specific information on usage.

Schedule for Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting

This resource can help in developing a schedule for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting. Having a schedule reduces the risk of spreading infectious diseases to children, staff, and visitors.

Spina Bifida

Learn about typical characteristics and the diagnosis of spina bifida, as well as tips for education staff to support children with spina bifida in environments that include everyone.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Learn about common characteristics and the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as tips to support children with ASD in early childhood settings.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Learn about possible characteristics and the diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), along with tips for education staff serving children with FASD and their families.

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