Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC) Family Engagement is a collaborative and strengths-based process through which early childhood professionals, families, and children build positive and goal-oriented relationships. It is a shared responsibility of families and staff at all levels that requires mutual respect for the roles and strengths each has to offer. Family engagement focuses on culturally and linguistically responsive relationship-building with key family members in a child’s life. The Office of Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework is a guide to learning how family engagement promotes positive, enduring change for children, families, and communities.
- Family Engagement as Parent Involvement 2.0: Understanding the Difference in Terms and Concepts (PDF) Mar 2019
HS/EHS programs have practiced parent involvement and parent engagement for years, prioritizing activities related to both performance standards and program innovation. The purpose of this paper is to help clarify the OHS change in terms and concepts from parent involvement to family engagement. - Best Practices in Family and Community Engagement Video Series July 2018
- Celebrating What Fathers Do Every Day! Wall Posters July 2018
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