Topic: Best Practice
Data Design Initiative
The Data Design Initiative improves capacity for using data and evidence to advance the wellbeing of Head Start children and families.
Data Literacy Credential
Academy
January 19, 2022
Professional Development Credential Leadership and Management Support Services Best Practice Research Leadership and Management Fall Spring Summer Winter Credentials Fiscal Manager Live Online
Educate managers and directors in data literacy; the ability to communicate about the use of data; and basic storytelling with data skills.
CDA Training Pathways
Academy
January 19, 2022
Professional Development Credential Instruction and Effective Practice Parents and Families Support Services Best Practice Early Childhood Education Workforce Instruction and Effective Practice Support Services Fall Spring Summer Winter Credentials Education Manager Live On-Demand
This program guides candidates through the entire CDA credentialing process. The self-paced coursework gives learners the flexibility to study on their own schedule while dedicated faculty provide one-on-one coaching and additional support to ensure all of our learners complete the entire CDA program.
Fiscal Essentials
Academy
January 19, 2022
Professional Development Course Leadership and Management Support Services Best Practice Leadership and Management Support Services Fall Spring Summer Winter Essentials Fiscal Manager Live Online
Whether you are budgeting for annual wages and benefits, overseeing renovations to a facility, or responsible for a single site’s overall budget, knowing and complying with all of the fiscal requirements associated with Head Start services is essential. This course goes beyond the basics and covers the fiscal responsibilities of staff who oversee funds and property.
Data Essentials
Academy
January 19, 2022
Professional Development Course Leadership and Management Support Services Best Practice Research Leadership and Management Support Services Fall Spring Summer Winter Essentials Fiscal Manager Live Online
Data Essentials explores how data is used in practice in today’s Head Start world and answers two questions: “How can data be used to make things better?” and “How can I be sure that the data I collect helps children and families?”
Data Basics
Academy
January 19, 2022
Professional Development Course Instruction and Effective Practice Leadership and Management Parents and Families Program Operations Support Services Best Practice Research Instruction and Effective Practice Program Operations Support Services Fall Spring Summer Winter Basics Education Manager Family Service Manager Fiscal Manager Health Manager On-Demand Online
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?”
Fiscal Basics
Academy
January 19, 2022
Professional Development Course Best Practice Instruction and Effective Practice Parents and Families Program Operations Support Services Fall Spring Summer Winter Basics Fiscal Manager On-Demand Online
This course introduces financial basics that everyone in Head Start needs to know. Participants will learn where Head Start funds come from, how they can be used, and the responsibilities staff and governing bodies have as stewards of federal dollars.
Child Assessments: Telling Stories with Data
NHSA partnered the University of Oregon and the Oklahoma University Early Childhood Education Institute to host The What and Why of Child Assessments webinar series.