Removing Barriers to Access to Head Start and Other Programs for Eligible Children and Families

Watch this webinar recording and access a full list of resources (listed below) to:

• Learn about a new report and research from NHSA that updates our understanding of the top barriers to access to Head Start and Early Head Start for eligible families
• Explore relevant frameworks and research from leading access to early childhood scholars
• Understand the importance of family child care and other high-value policy solutions
• Engage in how we support the call-to-action to federal and state advocates and policymakers to elevate and enact policies and funding focused on ensuring equitable access to early childhood education

Speakers:

• Erin Hardy, Senior Research Scientist, NORC
• Kent Mitchell, Senior Director of State Affairs, NHSA
• Natalie Renew, Executive Director, Home Grown
• Kathyrn Tout, Vice-President for Early Childhood Research and Partnerships, ChildTrends

Resources:

• Head Start United: Removing Barriers to Access for Children and Families
• Defining and Measuring Access to High Quality Early Care and Education (ECE): A Guidebook for Policymakers
• Conceptualizing and Measuring Access to Early Care and Education
• Supporting Families’ Access to Child Care and Early Education: A Descriptive Profile of States’ Consumer Education Websites
• Measuring and Comparing Multiple Dimensions of Early Care and Education Access
• Defining and Measuring Access to Child Care and Early Education with Families in Mind
• Parents’ Reasons for Searching for Early Care and Education and Results of Search: An Analysis Using the Access Framework
• Using the Access Framework to Guide Child Care Policy during the COVID-19 Crisis
• Advancing racial equity through neighborhood informed early childhood policies
• Early Head Start application resources for HBCC
• Enhancing Comprehensive Services in Family Child Care with Early Head Start Partnerships
• Comprehensive Services in Home-Based Child Care Networks