Course Type: Leadership
47 courses
Head Start Data Camp is an excellent introduction to the use of data in Head Start for anyone in a manager or supervisor position in a Head Start program.
New to Head Start leadership? Hit the ground running with the only course designed specifically for emerging Head Start leaders like you.
Take a four-month learning journey with other new Head Start and Early Head Start Directors. Here you will dig into a wide range of program leadership topics, including effective leadership development, communication and advocacy, operations, and more.
NHSA's Whole Community Services Basics will expand learners’ understanding of whole community practices and will allow them to develop a portfolio of practical application tools they can use, share, and refer back to at any time.
Empowers Head Start leaders to confidently use data to drive positive change and transform the lives of children and families.
NHSA's Powerful Interactions with Preschoolers course provides a comprehensive understanding of fostering powerful and impactful experiences inside the classroom.
NHSA’s Building Blocks for Healthy Self-Esteem in Preschoolers provides a how-to guide in building confidence and self-esteem in children.
NHSA's Cognitive Development in Young Children will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to confidently support the cognitive development of the children you serve.
Social and Emotional Development for Preschoolers course provides effective strategies to help children express their feelings and maintain a positive relationship with their peers.
NHSA’s Effective Learning Environment for Preschoolers course provides an understanding of the type of environment where learning is best fostered.
NHSA’s Developing a Sense of Independence in Infants and Toddlers course provides a comprehensive understanding of how to encourage children in their independence.
NHSA's Powerful Interactions with Preschoolers course provides a comprehensive understanding of fostering powerful and impactful experiences inside the classroom.
NHSA's Effective Learning Environments for Young Children is all about fostering an environment for preschool-aged children to succeed in their education. Early Head Start is all about nurturing healthy attachments between children and their caregivers
NHSA’s Supporting Physical Development in Preschoolers course provides a comprehensive understanding of equipment that is used to all children's fine and gross motor skills.
NHSA’s Promoting Physical Development for Infants and Toddlers course provides a comprehensive understanding of equipment that is used to all children's fine and gross motor skills.
NHSA’s Positive Guidance for Infants and Toddlers course provides an understanding of what a positive and supportive environment looks like inside the classroom.
NHSA’s Fostering Creativity in Infants and Toddlers course provides a comprehensive understanding of how to encourage children in their own creativity.
NHSA’s Fostering Creativity in Infants and Toddlers course provides a comprehensive understanding of how to encourage children in their own creativity.
NHSA’s Keeping infants and Toddlers safe course provides a comprehensive understanding of how to provide a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries.
Positive Guidance for Preschoolers course provides an understanding of what a positive and supportive environment looks like inside the classroom.
Exclusively on Academy+. Head Start is the most important social and educational investment in children, families, and communities the United States has ever undertaken. Dive into the program’s rich history in this short two-hour course.
This course is designed to support CDA renewal for both Preschool and Infant & Toddler credential types.
Self-directed course full of tools and resources for incorporating objects into your teaching practice and classroom routines.
This course will provide you with a strong understanding of the policies and practices in identifying potential learning delays and disabilities and how to provide additional and appropriate services to children.
What makes Head Start the most high-quality early childhood education program? Explore the revolutionary Head Start Program Performance Standards. First introduced in 1975, this concept inspired a federal standards initiative for public schools and continues to help programs improve and find new ways to help children and their families across the nation.
This course covers general information about the legal responsibilities of mandated reporters and how to recognize and respond to possible abuse or maltreatment. Learners will finish this course knowing who a mandated reporter is, what a mandated reporter’s responsibilities are, and how they themselves must carry out those responsibilities.
The Head Start Manager Credential is designed for general management and will provide learners with information on a number of topics—ranging from becoming an advocate in the Head Start community to innovating within the program. This course will help leaders expand Head Start’s reach beyond the program and directly impact their communities!
This credential explores topics surrounding day-to-day leadership in Head Start and Early Head Start sites. Participants will work on managing and leading teams, setting tone and culture at the site level, and managing the everyday responsibilities that make up Head Start and Early Head Start programming.
This course trains new and returning staff on the basics of Head Start—the program’s history, parent and family engagement, health policies, Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), and more!
This certification provides fiscal staff the opportunity to demonstrate skills essential to Head Start fiscal and grant management and program administration.
This Financial Wellness course introduces money smart strategies for the Head Start workforce so staff can focus on what they love.
The Executive Leadership Network is an opportunity extended to those leaders who successfully complete the Executive Leadership Credential. The network will work together regularly throughout the year to tackle trends in Head Start and Early Head Start.
Join us for a year-long journey to develop executive-level leadership skills, collaborate to solve current challenges, and identify innovative approaches to leading Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
Policy Council Basics provides an overview of Head Start’s structure, helping parents grow as leaders and decision-makers.
This course explores the role of data in Head Start and answers two questions: “Why do people care so much about data?” and “What does this have to do with me?”
Children and adults in early care and education programs can be infected with serious viruses or bacteria and not even know it. This course explores best practices from the Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) to mitigate the potential of this serious risk.
Advocacy is a pillar of early childhood education and Head Start staff instinctively advocate for their students, in their workplaces, and in their communities. Throughout this course, you will learn how to be an advocate as a Head Start leader.
Community partnerships are important contributors to your program's success. Learn how to cultivate strong relationships with partners in Community Partnerships Basics.
Exclusively on Academy+. Culture and People Basics supports leadership in fostering a positive workplace.
How do you know if you are keeping all of your students safe and accounting for there whereabouts all of the time? This course will provide an effective model and strategies to ensure you are keeping safety as your top priority through active supervision.
Strengthen your program’s classrooms! Learn how to assess your alignment with the Head Start Performance Standards (HSPPS), develop positive classroom environments, and implement key health and safety practices.
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