Education Requirements for Family Services Managers and Staff
Explore this brief to better understand the Head Start regulations and education requirements for family services managers and staff.
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.
Explore this brief to better understand the Head Start regulations and education requirements for family services managers and staff.
Programs can use this brief to identify the pertinent qualities, skills, and capacities to consider when hiring Head Start fiscal officers.
Review the requirements for determining whether the partner of a Head Start grantee is a contractor or subrecipient.
Learn to identify appropriate practices for meeting the Head Start Program Performance Standards on staff qualifications.
Review qualification and skill requirements for Head Start directors, fiscal officers, service area managers, family child care providers, home visitors, center-based teachers and assistant teachers, and coaches.
Head Start programs are only as good as their people. Explore resources on this topic to make sure staff members and volunteers have the credentials and competencies needed to provide quality Head Start services.
Mentoring in Head Start programs offers a number of advantages including training opportunities, career advancement, and the ability to exchange ideas with other master teachers.
This guide is designed to help Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS) leaders better use consultants to bring lasting change and quality improvement to their programs.
These resources are designed to help Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS) leaders better utilize consultants to bring lasting change and quality improvement to their programs.
Program managers need to be aware of the different laws that impact the hiring process, whether it is for full-time or part-time employees, or for staff working under contract. This fact sheet looks at federal policies related to Affirmative Action and employment hiring.