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Head Start ECLKC: Mindfulness – A Resilience Practice
This training module and resources on the Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC) website provides an introduction to mindfulness and includes examples and instructions for mindful practices…
Head Start ECLKC: Multi-cultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders
The 2023 edition of Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders builds on growing research about how race, ethnicity, ability, gender, and socio-economic status influence young children’s learning. These influences can…
Head Start ECLKC: Nature-Based Learning and Development
Children and the outdoors just go together – naturally! Outdoor play fosters connections with nature for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, families, staff, and communities. The benefits of active play in the…
Head Start ECLKC: Partnering with Families of Children Who Are Dual Language Learners
Families are their children’s first educators. From birth, families nurture their children to be healthy and successful in school and in life. Head Start and Early Head Start program staff…
Head Start ECLKC: Resources to Support Families Experiencing Homelessness
More than 1 million children under 6 years old in the U.S. experience homelessness every year. The top causes of homelessness among families are a lack of affordable housing, unemployment,…
Head Start ECLKC: Responsive Feeding
Many different adults can impact the way a baby or young child eats. Staff who work with families and young children can help families learn to read their children’s feeding…
Head Start ECLKC: Services for Children Who Do Not Qualify for IDEA Fact Sheet
Head Start and Early Head Start programs need to serve children with disabilities who qualify for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). However, programs also need to…
Head Start ECLKC: Social Stories
Children who have difficulties with social interactions often have trouble interpreting social situations and responding appropriately. The Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC) Social Stories™, developed by…
Head Start ECLKC: Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness (Training Series)
Enhance your knowledge around family homelessness and the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act’s definition of “homeless” as it refers to children and youth. Review other relevant federal regulations for Head Start,…
Head Start ECLKC: The Big Five for Children with Disabilities Who Are Dual Language Learners
High-quality language and literacy experiences in early childhood lay the foundation for all children’s development and learning. These resources offer practices to help education staff plan more individualized and culturally and linguistically…
Head Start ECLKC: Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for increasing access to education environments and opportunities, including in infant and toddler settings. Learning environments, materials, and activities are planned ahead…
Head Start: Higher Education Learning Modules
These learning modules are highlights of higher education courses from the EarlyEdU Alliance®. EarlyEdU follows an innovative competency- and practice-based framework. Although this approach is similar to the 15-minute In-service…
