Moving with the Brain in Mind
Learn how movement activities can support brain development and learning in this two-part course available on the Individualized Professional Development (iPD) Portfolio.
Supporting Parents and Families
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships must find ways to support family well-being. Explore how programs can communicate the benefits and critical role parents play in the lives of their children.
Fiscal Consultants
Programs, at their discretion, can choose to use Office of Head Start-trained consultants to facilitate the planning and implementation of an Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnership or an EHS Expansion.
Research and Reports About Collaborations Between Head Start and Child Care
Read findings, analyses, assessments, and reports about the benefits of successful collaborations between Head Start programs, and child care providers.
Orientation Sessions for Partnerships Teams
Explore this series of Office Hours videos and tools to assist you in working with your Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnership.
Starting an Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
Explore strategies to help programs successfully implement Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships or EHS Expansion. Learn more about joint planning, family child care, and professional development.
Lessons Learned from the Field
Meeting fiscal challenges, and managing, training, and supporting early care and education staff across programs and systems ensures successful partnerships. Resources in this area include information and tools related to: Making financial decisions; contracts and formal agreements; child care subsidies; human resource policy and legal issues; and staff management.
Layering Early Head Start Services and Funds with Child Care
The Cost Estimation Tool for Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnership Services is designed to help EHS-CC Partnership grantees and their child care partners plan for the cost of delivering comprehensive Early Head Start (EHS) services to children enrolled in child care homes and centers.
Head Start Pre-K Local Partnerships That Work: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Learn how the Community Action Project of Tulsa County (CAP) combined the philosophy of traditional Head Start with collaborative partnerships from area school districts to transform a program on the brink of collapse into a highly regarded early childhood program.
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships Programs
The EHS-CC Partnerships program enhances and supports early learning settings to provide comprehensive and continuous services.