Understanding and Eliminating Expulsion in Early Childhood Programs
Early childhood programs improve learning outcomes when they implement policies to reduce and eliminate preschool expulsion.
Head Start programs support the mental health of children, families, and staff every day. Early childhood mental health is the same as social and emotional well-being. It is a child’s developing capacity to express and regulate emotions, form trusting relationships, explore, and learn—all in the cultural context of family and community. The mental health of children and the adults that care for them is essential for school readiness.
Early childhood programs improve learning outcomes when they implement policies to reduce and eliminate preschool expulsion.
This resource offers data to support the importance of investing in early childhood mental health consultation. Programs may use the resources in this tool kit as a guide in designing and implementing effective mental health services for families.