Encouraging Family Engagement
Family time is important to a child’s learning and development. Explore how Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grantees are using innovative ways to engage busy families.
Explore this topic for strategies and promising practices to support children and their families within Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships and other local partnerships, such as pre-K. Training and technical assistance (T/TA) staff and EHS-CC Partnership grantees and their child care partners will find resources about partnerships, family child care, and regulations and standards. Also find tools and materials around administration, research, and evaluation.
Family time is important to a child’s learning and development. Explore how Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grantees are using innovative ways to engage busy families.
Continuity of care is important to all infants and toddlers. Learn how Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships help child care programs provide consistent caregivers to infants and toddlers with special needs.
Partnership agreements guide grantees and child care partners in all areas of the relationship. Learn how one grantee develops these vital documents.
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships depend on multiple funding sources. The layering of funds can be difficult. Learn how one grantee aids low-income families obtain child care subsidies.
Money management can be a challenge in any business. Learn how the relationship between grantee staff and child care partners can foster better fiscal management for child care programs.
Explore this article to learn about two different approaches to partnerships with families that have children with special needs.
Find out how to set a course for early childhood quality and best practices for children, families, and child care businesses. Explore ways to build a strong commitment to family engagement.
The Directors Academy allows child care partners to come together to share, learn, and network. Child care program directors are provided the opportunity to build their leadership skills.
The Education Navigator assists child care partner staff in obtaining their Child Development Associate (CDA) from the local community college through practical support and guidance.
Find out how Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships help to support infants, toddlers, and families. Learn about their experiences as they share their real-life stories.