Healthy Transitions to Kindergarten
Explore this tip sheet to find questions to engage families about kindergarten readiness. Learn about suggested actions health services staff may take to help children transition to kindergarten.
The transition to kindergarten involves preparing young children and their families for the move from early childhood programs to elementary school.
Resources in this collection focus on enhancing parent–child relationships, facilitating effective transitions, partnering with local schools, planning collaboration meetings, preparing for school visits, and more.
Explore this tip sheet to find questions to engage families about kindergarten readiness. Learn about suggested actions health services staff may take to help children transition to kindergarten.
Learn how a Head Start program partners with families as they prepare for kindergarten. Explore ways to partner with families and receiving elementary schools during children's transition to kindergarten.
Learn how Head Start staff can partner with families and introduce the importance of the transition to kindergarten from the start.
This guide offers tips, organized across a timeline, for families to engage in the kindergarten transition and support their children throughout the process.
Find research-based practices and activities to help leaders create successful transitions to kindergarten. Use this information to support the four points of connection that are key to transitions.
Explore national kindergarten transition policies. Learn how these policies inform the decision-making and practices of Head Start and elementary school leaders as they support the transition process.
Discover information and strategies to help Head Start program staff support children who are dual language learners (DLLs) and their families as they make the transition to kindergarten.
Use this step-by-step guide to plan and host a successful and inclusive kindergarten registration event. Find ways to engage all four points of connection to support families in the enrollment process.
Explore the key parts of successful kindergarten transitions. Learn how staff and elementary school leaders can use information, relationships, and alignment to support smooth transitions for Head Start children.
Explore this resource to learn how sharing child-level data between Head Start programs and receiving elementary schools can help programs and schools better serve children.