Recruitment: Developing Effective Outreach Systems
Recruiting for Head Start programs is a systematic year-round process. These strategies and guiding questions help programs manage data-informed and measurable recruitment efforts.
Recruitment
These resources support recruitment as a year-round, systematic process with specific efforts to actively locate and recruit children with disabilities, children experiencing homelessness or living in foster care, and other vulnerable children.
For more ERSEA resources, check out eligibility, selection, enrollment, and attendance.
Select Talent Acquisition for resources related to staff recruitment.
Urban Program Spotlight on Serving McKinney-Vento–eligible Families
Watch this webinar to hear urban Head Start programs discuss their effective family and community partnership strategies for McKinney-Vento–eligible families.
Head Start and Refugee Resettlement Programs’ Communications Guide
Explore this communications guide to increase collaboration between Head Start and Refugee Resettlement programs.
Head Start Awareness Video
In this video, Director Garvin highlights the resources available to help spread the word about the comprehensive services Head Start programs offer.
Home at Head Start with Director Garvin
Director Khari M. Garvin’s Home at Head Start video series highlights the many ways our programs are equipped to support young children and families experiencing housing loss or instability.
Sesame Workshop Videos for Head Start Staff and Families
Use these videos to acknowledge the hard work of Head Start program staff, and to help families learn more about the comprehensive Head Start health and early learning services.
ERSEA: Strengthening Family and Community Engagement Practices for Recruitment
In this video, explore research-based strategies for intentional recruitment in Head Start programs and communities.
ERSEA Institute 2022
Watch these professional development sessions for Head Start staff. They are designed to support eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) priorities in a changing landscape.
Marketing Strategies to Enhance Recruitment
This video explores marketing tools and recruitment strategies you can use in your enrollment efforts.
Dual Language Learners: Family Recruitment and Engagement Strategies
In this video, learn about strategies for recruiting families with children who are dual language learners.