New Eligibility Provisions for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs
Log Number: ACF-OHS-PI-24-04 | Issuance Date: 05/13/2024
Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) tasks are some of the most important work performed by Head Start programs. ERSEA governs how programs determine eligibility, enroll children, and track attendance. Discover resources to help programs assess the needs of their communities and recruit the children and families most in need. Explore materials and tools to help programs market their services, and develop and implement selection criteria. Also, find resources to identify community partners and better address community needs.
Log Number: ACF-OHS-PI-24-04 | Issuance Date: 05/13/2024
This ERSEA Essentials video describes how to use an equity lens to tailor a systematic recruitment process.
Read Director Garvin’s letter on the changes to Head Start eligibility criteria for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs.
ACF's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Hild addresses changes to the eligibility criteria for American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs.
On March 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law provisions giving Head Start programs additional flexibility to serve children in tribal communities and children of farmworkers.
This page includes informational resources about the additional flexibility to serve children in tribal communities and children of farmworkers.
Consistent attendance matters. In this video, learn strategies for fostering family engagement.
Hear Khari M. Garvin, director of the Office of Head Start, directly respond to grant recipient feedback received throughout the course of the year about the Full Enrollment Initiative. We are in this together!
These animated videos describe best practices for crafting and implementing responsive ERSEA services.
Learn how to use data-based criteria to facilitate an equitable selection process.