Sustainability Planning and Head Start Programs
Explore sustainability strategies that can help programs thrive in the face of anticipated and unexpected opportunities and challenges.
Program Planning
Thoughtful planning is critical to programming. Explore these resources for guidance throughout the five-year Head Start grant cycle. Learn how to establish continuous cycles of improvement that involve key stakeholders in data-based decision-making. Find resources to help build on achievable program and school readiness goals and fiscal objectives. Discover materials that guide grantees in creating community and self-assessments, and achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
Program planning and service system design together make up one of the 12 management, planning, and oversight systems of the Management Systems Wheel.
Readiness for Change Assessment Tool
Use this tool to engage teams in discussions that gauge their thinking and readiness to move forward with a change initiative.
How the Planning Cycle Helped a Program Achieve a Key Goal
This Management Minute video shares how one Head Start program used the program planning cycle to achieve a key goal.
Annual Planning Calendar for Program Management
Use this customizable roadmap to identify required planning activities and foster meaningful collaboration with program and fiscal leaders.
Research on Home Visiting Programs
Take a look at the research on home visiting programs. Find out how it shows home visiting is a complex endeavor with varying degrees of positive outcomes.
Delivering Comprehensive Services in All Head Start Programs
Find out how programs can offer comprehensive services for children and families, and how these services can enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development.
The Many Roles of the Home-Based Supervisor
Learn about the pivotal role supervisors play in a Head Start or Early Head Start program with a home-based option. Explore ways they enhance the quality of home visiting and group socialization services.
What Makes Home Visiting an Effective Option?
Discover how home visiting sets the stage for close, trusting relationships and why it is a critical element in any program designed to support families' and children's development.
Requirements of the Home-Based Program Option
Learn how the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) describe the general requirements of the home-based option.
Supporting Home Visitors
Find ways supervisors support home visitors through challenging situations. Learn how they help manage relationships and promote positive outcomes for children and families.