ECE222

Better Kid Care (2017). Connect families to community-based services and resources. PennState Extension. https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/news/2017/connect-families
This resource offers details on the services and resources provided to the communities of Head Start. 

Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center. (n.d.). Head start program performance standards. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/policy/45-cfr-chap-xiii
The National Head Start Performance Standards will be utilized to review the organizational structure and best practices in the field of early childhood as a whole.

Gill, D. (2021). Research brief: Head Start, the public preschool program, more than pays for itself. UCLA Anderson Review. https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/head-start-the-public-preschool-program-more-than-pays-for-itself/
This article covers some of the typical needs for children and families as well as "contributions" HS has made to the field.

Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (2019). Head start timeline. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/about-us/article/head-start-timeline
This resource provides an interactive and detailed look at the history of Head Start with many links to additional resources.

Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center. (2022, October 18). Head Start cares about your whole family. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/head-start-cares-about-your-whole-family
This video offers a short vignette of Head Start family experiences related to experience and services. (2m 35s)

Midwest NMCAP Training Video Library. (2021, May 24). Head Start program performance standards: MWNMCAP HS & EHS education training series [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMoUX5ifqKg
A brief overview of the Head Start Performance Standards. (10m 8s)

Fairfax County Government. (2017, September 28). Early Head Start child development program [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFfwAshZcJs
A brief overview of the Early Head Start program and services provided to children and families. (3m 23s)

Maricopa County. (2022, July 19). Now hiring at Maricopa County Head Start [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MjbR5kxVwY
This is a short video on Maricopa Head Start program, along with details on the supports provided to children and families within this community. (2m 16s)

Koralek, D., Nemeth, K., & Ramsey, K. (2020). Building a system to support family engagement. NAEYC. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/family-engagement-system
This resource offers a snippet of an early childhood teacher's communication, along with steps to take to build a family engagement system in a program.