Learn more about how the receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits now qualifies families for Head Start eligibility.

Use Financial Essentials courses, available on the Individualized Professional Development (iPD) Portfolio, to create fundable Head Start grant applications and build strong fiscal management systems.

Find resources for building a program culture that provides ongoing professional development and mental health supports to teachers, family child care providers, and home visitors.

Explore strategies Head Start programs can use to recruit, train, and retain education services staff who are qualified and dedicated to working with our youngest learners and their families.

Learn how to ensure drinking water quality during and after extended closures.

Learn about the “why,” “what,” and “how” of individualizing care for infants and toddlers. Find related Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), additional resources, and reflection questions to use with staff and other program leaders.

Learn why individualizing care is important for infants and toddlers, including dual language learners and children with disabilities.

Learn about the standards, expectations, and best practices that guide the annual self-assessment, an integral step in improving responsive programs.

Find tools to help programs learn ways to measure family engagement outcomes and relationships with families.

Explore how a community assessment can help mobilize community resources and partnerships.