National Head Start Association

by | Mar 24, 2015

National Head Start Association

From cross-country photo exhibits, to Nike Go Smart on the U.S. Capitol lawn, to the Annual Parent Conference in New Orleans, the National Head Start Association (NHSA) had a busy year in 2014. To kick off 2015, NHSA members took part in the Winter Leadership Institute conference in late January to discuss important policies and issues facing the Early Learning community.

Head Start and Early Head Start programs focus on early childhood development and education, and are administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Head Start supports school readiness for young children from low-income families through local early childhood education agencies. Programs provide support for the mental, social, and emotional development of children as well as health, nutrition, and social services for children and their families.

Beginning on March 29, through April 2, 2015, Washington D.C. will host NHSA’s 42nd Annual Head Start Conference and Expo. It is estimated that more than 5,000 executive directors, directors, administrators, managers, teachers, policy council members, and parents from every state will attend this event. Click here to register. There will be more than 200 educational sessions providing professional development in the following areas:

  • Classroom Management and Teaching Strategies
  • Assessments, Planning, and Management
  • Early Education/Care and Child Development
  • Health, Nutrition, and Safety
  • Parent/Community/Family Engagement
  • Self-Development and Awareness Building
  • Social Emotional Development and Challenging Behavior

Since 1965, more than 31 million children have benefitted from Head Start’s comprehensive services. These children have become business women and men, professors, teachers, lawyers, mayors, members of Congress, athletes, foundation presidents, Grammy-winning musicians, poets, and parents.1

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1 http://www.nhsa.org/50_years_of_opportunity

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