Course Type: Family Services
13 courses
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.
Mental health is essential to laying the groundwork for all future development in young children. Learn more about social-emotional development and how your relationships with young children can positively impact their current and future mental health and well-being!
Empowers Head Start leaders to confidently use data to drive positive change and transform the lives of children and families.
From intention to action, this course empowers learners with the leadership skills needed to ensure that whole community leadership is an intentional focus and practice in their program.
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.
Head Start staff have a lot to learn when getting started—both to successfully support children and families and to meet Office of Head Start requirements. The Pre-Service Bundle includes Head Start Basics and Whole Community Basics, meeting approximately 90% of the professional development required by the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
This certification provides Head Start family services staff with a chance to demonstrate skills that support family engagement and wellbeing.
This certification provides health services staff the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of the essential skills that support children’s health and wellbeing in a developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate manner.
This certification provides fiscal staff the opportunity to demonstrate skills essential to Head Start fiscal and grant management and program administration.
Personal financial wellness improves quality of life and enhances Head Start programs’ staff’s ability to provide services and care to families In this course, learners explore evidence-based strategies for savings, paying off debt, and achieving your personal financial goals.
This Financial Wellness course introduces money smart strategies for the Head Start workforce so staff can focus on what they love.
Policy Council Basics provides an overview of Head Start’s structure, helping parents grow as leaders and decision-makers.
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