Resources for Early Head Start and Head Start Programs

Using CDC's Learn the Signs. Act Early. can help you:

• Provide guidance and resources to families when discussing developmental concerns.
• Work with families to become better observers of their child's development and encourage them to take action on a developmental concern.
• Meet Head Start Program Performance Standards.
  • Complement and support developmental screening.
• Meet Head Start training requirements.
  • Earn 0.1 CEUs with the Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns training.

1 in 6 children has a developmental delay or disability. You can help identify children with signs of developmental delay, strengthen family engagement in developmental monitoring, and better support all children by:

• Using CDC's milestone checklists or Milestone Moments booklet to:
  • Enhance developmental screening by routinely tracking each child's development.
  • Empower families to observe and track their child's development.
  • Increase your knowledge of signs of potential delay and what to do when there is a concern.
• Helping families to act on developmental concerns:
  • Support them by sharing CDC's How to Get Help for Your Child tip sheet.
• Learning more about monitoring each child's development and sharing updates with families with CDC's FREE 1-hour online training, Watch Me! (cdc.gov/WatchMeTraining)

Find the FREE resources mentioned here and others at www.cdc.gov/ActEarly/Materials.

Additional Resources

Learn the Signs. Act Early. is featured in these additional family engagement resources:

• Watch Me! A free training for early educators
• Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
  

Milestones Matter with CDC and Vroom!

This poster from CDC and Vroom shares the importance of tracking your child's development and using brain building tips to add learning to everyday moments. Click here to download and print in English and Spanish!

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Click to print or view the Early Head Start and Head Start Programs Quick Guide in English and Spanish.