Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, Part II

Presenters

Kay Wernert (Primary)

Director
Marin Head Start

Cheryl Williams-Jackson (Primary)

Instructor, Child Development Department
Modesto Junior College

Pamm Shaw (Primary)

Executive Director, Early Childhood Services Branch
Berkeley-Albany YMCA

Description

The Office of Head Start has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) due July 2009, for the expansion of Early Head Start throughout the nation, using the additional funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In response to the RFP, First 5 California, in partnership with WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies, the California Head Start Association, and Preschool California conducted two webinars to assist Head Start/Early Head Start grantees, school districts, and community based organizations in thinking about their capacity to effectively serve infants and toddlers.

This webinar will continue the discussion from Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, Part I. Kay Wernert, Director of Marin Head Start; Cheryl Williams-Jackson, Instructor in the Child Development Department, Modesto Junior College; and Pamm Shaw, Executive Director of the Berkeley-Albany YMCA Early Childhood Services Branch, will further support participants in assessing whether or not applying for Early Head Start funds is appropriate for their agency. Program and fiscal blending, including successful blended models, will be discussed. In order to make the most of this webinar, it is highly recommended that participants either join the live webinar of Part I or view the archive.

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Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, Part I

Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, Part III

Braiding State and Federal Funds to Support Quality, Comprehensive Early Learning Services for Children Ages Birth to Five

Enhancing Infant and Toddler Care through Reflective Practice, Part I