Head Start Publications and Resources

Guidance for Partnerships

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Layering CDE, ELCD Contracted (State Subsidy) Programs and Head Start Programs
  This page was created primarily for Head Start grantees (Head Start, Early Head Start or Early Head Start Child Care Partnership) who may also serve children receiving state subsidy funds from the CDE in order to answer FAQs regarding blending/braiding/layering/stacking state and federal funds.

Resources

• Responsive Early Education for Young Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness (PDF)
  
  
• Management Bulletin 17-14 12-Month Eligibility. This bulletin includes 12-Month Eligibility Implementation Guidance (Guidance) (Attachment A) (DOC) regarding the changes to California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR) related to California Education Code changes. The attached guidance should be used in lieu of current 5 CCR which conflict with statute changes.
  
  
• The Alignment of the California Preschool Learning Foundations with Key Early Education Resources: the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, the California Content Standards, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five, Second Edition.
  This publication presents the developmental continuum of learning for children from birth through kindergarten. It shows the connections that the nine domains of the preschool learning foundations have with the content of other important resources, including areas of the California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations, recently updated California Content Standards, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework . The publication can be purchased by visiting the CDE Press Online Ordering web page , or by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099. The price of the publication is $30.00.
  

BRIDGES Newsletter

Each newsletter release offers the reader articles on a variety of topics of interest to teachers and administrators of early care and education programs.

• California Homeless Education Programs and Head Start Collaborate to Provide Support to Families Experiencing Homelessness (Spring 2017)(E-Journal) (PDF; 1MB)

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