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Posted by: Ed Condon

5/10/2012

Abriendo Puertas / Opening Doors, State & Regional Association Leadership Circle, Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Abriendo Puertas

Topics: Parent Engagement

Topics: professional development

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Abriendo Puertas Update & Testamonials

State/Regional Head Start Leader: In April, NHSA hosted a second training for instructors at our conference in Nashville, TN. The words of a few of the staff who attended the training say it best - please watch. · Richard Brown of...

Posted by: Ed Condon

5/4/2012

Abriendo Puertas / Opening Doors, State & Regional Association Leadership Circle, Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Immigrant Children

Topics: Kindergarten

Topics: Parent Engagement

Topics: School readiness

Topics: Transitional Kindergarten

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Preschool Provides Major Advantages to English-Learners, Study Says

Four-year-old children with parents who speak little to no English reap important benefits by participating in one year of center-based care—such as Head Start or state preschool—before starting kindergarten, a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California concludes....

Posted by: Ed Condon

4/14/2012

State & Regional Association Leadership Circle, Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Homeless Children

Topics: Poverty

Topics: School readiness

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USICH Seeks Input on Education, Child and Youth Homelessness

USICH Seeks Input on Education, Child and Youth Homelessness - April 30 Deadline In 2010, the US Interagency Council on Homelessness released a federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness, Opening Doors. The federal plan set goals of ending chronic and veteran homelessness in five...

Posted by: Ed Condon

4/3/2012

Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Awards

Topics: Scholarships

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2012–2013 NHSA Awards and Scholarships Nominations

2012–2013 NHSA Awards and Scholarships Nominations! It is because of the dedicated involvement of parents, staff, and other concerned individuals that Head Start is the high-quality program it is today. Each year, through the Awards and Scholarships program, NHSA acknowledges those individuals and...

Posted by: Ed Condon

3/20/2012

Abriendo Puertas / Opening Doors, State & Regional Association Leadership Circle, Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Poverty

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The New Suburban Poverty

Is Head Start Ready to serve the new poor? NY Times 3/19/12 In many of America’s once pristine suburbs, harbingers of inner-city blight — overgrown lots, boarded up windows, abandoned residences — are the new eyesores. From the Midwestern rust-belt to the burst housing bubbles of Nevada, California...

Posted by: Ed Condon

3/14/2012

Abriendo Puertas / Opening Doors, Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Abriendo Puertas

Topics: Parent Engagement

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Raising Attendance at Tulsa’s Head Start Program

Three years ago, the Community Action Project in Tulsa discovered it had an attendance problem in its Head Start centers. Almost two-thirds of children were “chronically absent,” meaning they had missed more than 10 percent of school days. The non-profit organization was fortunate in one way...

Posted by: Chris Berman

3/13/2012

Cooking Matters

Topics: Cooking

Topics: Healthy Eating on a Budget

Topics: Nutrition education

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Another Resource from Cooking Matters: Exploring Food Together

Hello Everyone! I want to let you know about a wonderful resource from Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters® to use in Head Start classrooms and home visiting programs. Exploring Food Together is a toolkit of simple activities that adults who work with young children can use, in the classroom or in...

Posted by: Ed Condon

3/3/2012

State & Regional Association Leadership Circle, Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Office of Head Start

Topics: Parent Engagement

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How Head Start Can Make a Difference

NYT - Economix Blog (3/2/12) 4pm ""How Head Start Can Make a Difference" By Motoko Rich Head Start, the government’s program for giving preschool training to children from low-income families, has become something of a political football as both parties champion...

Posted by: Ed Condon

2/29/2012

State & Regional Association Leadership Circle, Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Department of Health & Human Services

Topics: Workforce

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Early Child Care and Education: HHS and Education Are Taking Steps to Improve Workforce Data and Enhance Worker Quality

The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment has posted a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO): Early Child Care and Education: HHS and Education Are Taking Steps to Improve Workforce Data and Enhance Worker Quality on our website. The report examines:...

Posted by: Ed Condon

11/8/2011

State & Regional Association Leadership Circle, Head Start/Early Head Start Directors Network

Topics: Head Start Policy

Topics: Office of Head Start

Topics: White House

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Obama Takes Action to Improve Quality and Promote Accountability in Head Start Programs - What Do You Think?

Today, the White House announced the long awaited proposal to reform Head Start. The goal is to promote high performance among funded by Head Start and Early Head Start grants. Please share your thought? How will this impact your community. The White House Office of the...