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These resources support preventing suspensions and expulsions in center-based Head Start programs. Suspensions and expulsions of young children are not developmentally appropriate practices, yet according to recent data, they occur regularly in early childhood settings. These exclusionary practices disproportionately impact children of color, deprive children of valuable learning experiences, and have a negative impact on children’s development that extends into grade school and beyond.
In this compilation, find resources that can help staff promote the mental health and social and emotional well-being of young children and reduce expulsions in early childhood programs.
Head Start programs must use a multidisciplinary approach to support a program-wide culture that promotes children’s mental health, social and emotional well-being, and overall health and safety.
This standard clearly prohibits the expulsion of children from Head Start programs and sets strict limitations on the use of temporary suspension.