Resources

Recording: CDA in Spanish Info Session

In the recording of the CDA in Spanish Info Session, we explore the CDA pathway that The Academy is offering in Spanish.

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2025 – 2026 Head Start Policy Agenda: State Priorities

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Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature

Program Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature Resources: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Presentation SEL Curated Booklist Garden Resources KidsGardening Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Presenter: Emma Walter Donnelly, Coordinator, Early Childhood Programs & Assistant Preschool Director at The Chicago Botanic Garden; Emma Donnelly has been a nature educator for over a decade and has worked as…

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Take Action Resource Flyer

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Recording: What Are Appropriations?

In this webinar recording, we answer the common questions: what are appropriations and how do they impact Head Start?

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Recording: Tackle Behaviors that Challenge: with Joyful Support

Watch the Recording: Tackle Behaviors that Challenge with Joyful Support to learn more about essential elements of personal wellbeing for everyone in your classroom.

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Recording: Healthy Teeth with Elephants

Recording: Healthy Teeth with Elephants from the Smithsonian National Zoo What an amazing trip to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo! We hope you had fun learning about healthy teeth with our Zoo friends and the elephants! This program addresses ELOF standards: Goal IT-PMP 9; Goal P-PMP 4! Resources: Check out fun and easy classroom activities to…

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January 2025 Update on Head Start’s Ongoing Workforce Challenges

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Program Recording: Tackle Behaviors that Challenge by Releasing Expectations

Program Recording: Tackle Behaviors that Challenge by Releasing Expectations Fear-based or reward-based consequences are often used to communicate expectations. But in reality, they distract kids from really working on the skills they need to develop. Come learn how you can release your expectations and truly help kids learn the life skills they need to grow…

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Recording: The Power of Advocacy: Why Your Voice Matters

The Power of Advocacy recording allows viewers to learn strategies to help influence policy that changes lives.

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Recording: Winter Garden Storytime

Program Recording: Winter Garden Storytime: It’s Winter! by Linda Glaser Resources: Keep the growing going by using these classroom resources: Story: It’s Winter! by Linda Glaser Sing-along: Winter Slumbers Winter Habitat Learn & Play Gardening with Kids Basics: A Seasonal Gardening Toolkit for ECE Educators Recording: Recording of Winter Garden Storytime brought to you by…

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Head Start Policy Agenda

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