Resources

Paving the Way to Your CDA Webinar Recording

In this webinar recording, Zuly Vazquez, our author and course manager of the CDA credential, shares how NHSA is making the CDA credential a smooth process for professionals as we explore the CDA pathways to determine which path and learning experience is just right for YOU!

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Family Engagement: Staff Interview Sensitivity Training

Staff interview sensitivity is such an integral part of family engagement and these resources provide support for getting to know families.

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Head Start Town Hall Toolkit

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Apprenticeship Kick-Start Guide

Curated Resources to Support Key Components Needed for Innovative, Successful Responses to the Early Learning Staffing Crisis

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Health Service Information Session Recording

The Health Service Information Session Recording provides an overview of the professional development opportunities to ensure every Head Start/Early Head Start program provides health services to promote all aspects of health, behavioral health, and safety for children and families.

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How Garden Programs Combat Food Insecurity Recording

Check out this recording and comprehensive list of resources to see how you can best utilize a garden program to combat food insecurity.

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Family Service Certification Information Recording

Members from NHSA’s The Academy team provided a one-hour information session to explore the Family Service Certification, a requirement from the Head Start Program Performance Standards. In this recording, you will meet our reviewers and learn about the process of building a portfolio. Two certificate graduates share their experience about completing the credential and let…

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Family Engagement: Administrator Planning and Organizing

Practitioners shared examples of their reports and how they share data with different populations for administrator planning and organizing.

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Family Engagement: Mental Health Wellness

Session one of the series: Family Engagement in the Trenches: Mental Health Wellness. Fellow practitioner, Maria Valdez with Communify Santa Barbara County, CA, shared her personal experience and strategies for thoughtfully considering the staff and families’ mental heath and wellness. Enjoy this webinar recording and list of resources as provided by Maria. Resources: CommUnify Wellness Presentation…

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Dear Boss, Let Me Go to the NHSA Conference

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Positive ‘Classroom’ Environment Webinar Recording

How to Create a Positive ‘Classroom’ Environment with Social & Emotional Learning! NHSA is teaming up with Harmony Social & Emotional Learning to bring you an outstanding, 2-part, positive classroom training. We intentionally put classroom in quotations because the best practices, resources, and examples shared in this series can be applied to ALL places Head Start supports…

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Cats of All Kinds: NHSA and Zoo in the Classroom

Join NHSA in the Classroom for a virtual field trip to Smithsonian’s National Zoo to see cats of all kids!

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