Employee Retention Strategies You Can Apply Today
Use this form to identify action steps your program can implement immediately to promote staff retention.
Head Start programs are only as good as their people. Explore resources on this topic to ensure that staff members and volunteers have the credentials and competencies needed to provide quality Head Start services. Learn ways to safeguard program staff’s health, wellness, and engagement, and to emphasize training and professional development. Find a range of instructional resources, including federal and regional training, technical assistance (TTA) staff, and online materials.
Use this form to identify action steps your program can implement immediately to promote staff retention.
Find answers to FAQs around background checks for staff, contractors, and volunteers in a Head Start program.
Check out this webinar to learn about strategies to strengthen the Head Start workforce through improved career advancement and staff wellness.
Watch this webinar for new guidance on how to use bonuses to support the retention and recruitment of the Head Start workforce.
Watch this Head Start Forward webinar to learn how to foster a collaborative, engaging, and responsive organizational culture.
Use this evaluation tool to help your program recognize its Human Resources strengths, identify areas for improvement, and guarantee compliance with federal and state laws.
Learn about key messages, strategies, and resources that programs can employ to support staff wellness during the transition back to comprehensive in-person services.
Head Start programs must ensure all staff, consultants, and contractors have sufficient knowledge, training, experience, and competencies to fulfill the roles and duties of their position. FInd the resources to understand these requirements.
Watch this Head Start Forward webinar to hear programs directors discuss strategies to support staff wellness during these unprecedented times. The webinar also highlights information from ACF-IM-HS-21-05.
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.