Head Start Collaboration Project

Gender-Based Violence Prevention Training for Home Visitors:

Recognize, Respond and Refer

This training will identify and explore the intersections of domestic violence and home visiting. Strategies and tools for safely and effectively engaging with survivors, children and perpetrators will be provided. During this training you will gain a better understanding of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) including: Prevalence and Impact of GBV, Protective Factors, Safe and Together Child Welfare Model, Resources and Referrals.

Training Slide:

• GBV Training for Head Start Part-1

• GBV Training for Head Start Part-2

Click here to view the recording of the GBV Training (02-01-2023)

 

Related Materials

1 - Flyer

2 - Owens Family Handout

3 - DIR from Owens Family

4 - April's Statement from the DIR

5 - Children's Feelings About DV

6 - Survivor Resources Guide

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NY Early Childhood Oral Health Summit

The NY Early Childhood Oral Health Summit was held on November 14, 2022  at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY. This event brought together policy makers, dentists, dental hygienists, doctors, nurses, Head Start Health Coordinators, early childhood advocates, local leaders, state agencies, and others who were interested in supporting early childhood oral health policy changes. 15 round tables presented on a variety of early childhood oral health topics and 10 resource tables provided resources from statewide agencies and organizations. For more information please visit the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy website. Part 2 of the Early Childhood Oral Health Summit will be held on Thursday December 8, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
https://scaany.org/nys-early-childhood-oral-health-summit/

2022 Prekindergarten and CBO/Head Start Collaboration Webinar

As state administered prekindergarten continues to expand in New York State, this is an exciting time for Head Starts and Community Based Organizations to continue to build and strengthen new and existing collaborations within your community.

 

Below you will find some helpful resources to support you as you build new collaborative partnerships in your community

1 - Recorded Webinar
     JULY 26, 2022 PREK/CBO/HEAD START WEBINAR

 

2 - 2022 PreK/CBO/Head Start Collaboration Process Slides

 

3 - 2022 Question and Answers (COMING SOON) - The Q & A from this webinar will be posted as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, please refer to the 2021’s PreK/Head Start/CBO Webinar’s Question and Answers

 

4 - Sample PreK/Head Start/CBO Contract

Here is a sample contract for a school district and a Head Start program to use as a guide to establish a collaborative agreement.

 

5 - PreK Sample RFP

 

6 - PreK/Head Start/CBO Tip Sheet

This is a helpful tool that lists the things to consider before entering into a prekindergarten and Head Start/CBO partnership.

 

7 - NYS PreK Collaboration Resources

 

8 - NYS PreK Learning Standards

 

9 - 2022 New York State Early Learning Alignment Crosswalk

Early care and learning professionals can use this crosswalk to understand how The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five (HSELOF), The New York State Early Learning Guidelines, Birth to 8, and the New York State Prekindergarten Learning Standards, A Resources for School Success represent the best knowledge of children’s development.

 

10 - All About StartwithStars

Here you can learn all about Start with Stars, a QUALITYstarsNY initiative, and how it works.

 

11 - All About QUALITYstarsNY

Here you can learn all about QUALITYstarsNY and how it works, and what it can offer your school, Head Start or Community Based Organization.

 

12 - Allocation Lists for 2022-2023

Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) Allocations

• New York State funded allocations

Federal UPK Allocations

• Federally funded allocations distributed in 2021 for full day four year old students

Additional UPK Allocations

• New York Start funded allocations for districts that are eligible to receive Federal UPK or Statewide Universal Full Day Prekindergarten (SUFDPK) funding

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Child Care Stabilization Grant and Head Start Funding: Cost Allocation Webinar

This technical assistance virtual session provided a brief overview of the Child Care Stabilization grant, along with training on how to properly allocate your different funding streams to make sure that stabilization funds are not supplanting or duplicating Head Start or other funding.

This webinar was hosted by the NYS Head Start Collaboration Office and NYS Council on Children and Families (CCF) in partnership with NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).

Webinar Resources:

• RECORDED WEBINAR September 13, 2021 Child Care Stabilization Grant and Head Start Funding: Cost Allocation
• Child Care Stabilization Grant and Head Start Funding Slides
• OCFS Child Care Stabilization Grant information page

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The American Rescue Act Child Care Stabilization

As the American Rescue Plan Act Child Care Stabilization funds for child care providers start to roll out, it is important to know that these funds can be used to support mental health and social and emotional services for staff and children in care. Here is a Social and Emotional Mental Health Supports and Services Menu / Apoyos y Servicios Sociales y Emocionales de Salud Mental para la Primera Infancia that lists resources currently available in New York state. This menu has six different categories of services: Mental Health Consultation, Coaching, Reflective Supervision, Early Childhood Technical Assistance, Training and Other. Each service includes a short description along with contact information and web addresses for further information. If you choose to use the Stabilization grant to pay for these mental health or social and emotional services, you will need to reach out to the contact person listed for more information and to arrange the service for your program.

Please note that this menu is not all inclusive and will be updated as new information and resources become available. If your agency provides mental health or social and emotional services and would like to be listed in this menu, please fill out the Google Form here.

 

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The New York State Head Start Collaboration Project is a federally-funded grant designed to build partnerships between Head Start programs and a wide range of state and local programs that provide quality early childhood education and family support to low-income children and their families. These partnerships are important for maximizing resources and developing comprehensive, efficient, and effective service delivery systems.

Through funding from the federal Office of Head Start, the Collaboration Project serves as a vehicle for including Head Start in policy discussions regarding young children and their families. In partnership with the New York State Head Start Association, other state agencies and early childhood organizations, the Head Start Collaboration Project works to address a variety of issues in federally identified topic areas.

 

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Learn the Signs, Act Early:  Free Milestones resources for you to use with parents

View: PDF | Webinar. Presented by Melissa Passarelli. Hosted by Patty Persell.

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High School Equivalency for Head Start Parents webinar

• Parent Outreach Flyer
• High School Equivalency Webinar Slides (12/17/20)
  
• FAQ
• Recorded: High School Equivalency for Head Start Parents Webinar (12/17/20)
  

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How to support EHS and Head Start parents in accessing WIC, SNAP and Summer Meals

Watch Recorded Webinar

PDF version

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For information on current projects and activities, choose a topic area below:

• education—NEW Developmentally Appropriate Practice Briefs PreK to 3rd grade;
• health care;
• child care;
• welfare and child welfare;
• community services;
• services to children who are homeless;
• children with disabilities; and
• professional development.

U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines Used to Determine Financial Eligibility for Certain Federal Programs

There are two slightly different versions of the federal poverty measure: poverty thresholds and poverty guidelines.

The poverty thresholds are the original version of the federal poverty measure.  They are updated each year by the Census Bureau.  The thresholds are used mainly for statistical purposes — for instance, preparing estimates of the number of Americans in poverty each year.  (In other words, all official poverty population figures are calculated using the poverty thresholds, not the guidelines.) Poverty thresholds since 1973 (and for selected earlier years) and weighted average poverty thresholds since 1959 are available on the Census Bureau’s Web site.  For an example of how the Census Bureau applies the thresholds to a family’s income to determine its poverty status, see “How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty” on the Census Bureau’s web site.

The poverty guidelines are the other version of the federal poverty measure. They are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes — for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs. 

The poverty guidelines are sometimes loosely referred to as the “federal poverty level” (FPL), but that phrase is ambiguous and should be avoided, especially in situations (e.g., legislative or administrative) where precision is important.

Key differences between poverty thresholds and poverty guidelines are outlined in a table under Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). See also the discussion of this topic on the Institute for Research on Poverty’s web site.

HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2023

The 2023 poverty guidelines are in effect as of January 19, 2023

Select the link for the guidelines and additional information: https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines

 

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Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships

Click here to find out more about Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships.