Event Calendar


2020 First 1,000 Days! Early Head Start Conference

Live & On-Demand

Join us for our second First 1,000 Days! Early Head Start Conference – this year we are offering professional development content 100% virtual – you can enjoy it live or on-demand.  We are excited to be using a conference tool- Whova – this will enhance your participation on any device – desktop, laptop, tablet, or […]

Q.I. Network: 2021 Cohort Forming Now

HSW partners with Early Intel to host the Quality Improvement Network, offering members analytics, training, coaching and support around data and continuous quality improvement.  We’ll be holding a webinar on Wednesday, September 9th at 1 pm PDT to share what the Network has been up to this year and what we’re planning for 2021. CLICK HERE […]

Head Start California 2020 Health Institute

Online

September 14 - 16, 2020 Online Head Start California is transforming our signature Health Institute to a virtual event in this new COVID-19 world. For all of its heartbreaking tragedies, COVID-19 is also driving changes that will benefit the world and humanity. Social distancing aside, our ability to interact with one another through virtual video […]

Directors Exchange – Managing Mindsets

Online

Led by Deidre Harris We’re living in unprecedented times with unprecedented upheaval and angst (to say the least!). So how do we support staff in managing their mindsets and maintaining their resiliency? Join us for a 1-hour wellness call with Deidre Harris who will facilitate conversations focused on strategies for “shifting” dispositions while helping staff […]

Free

HR Network – Supporting our Workforce

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Join HR colleagues from around the region serving Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Registration is free upon approval; an e-mail from ZOOM will be sent out confirming your registration. Limited to the first 100 registrations per networking session. HSW member agencies only.

Free

Early Head Start Network

Online

Lead Facilitator: Ariel Chaidez, Ounce of Prevention Build It Back Better Facilitated session to assist staff at all levels to openly discuss many of the challenges and dire circumstances created by the COVID -19 pandemic and other social issues of our times. Attendees will participate in a Build it Back Better session AND will be […]

Free

Penny Wise – How to make the best decision in challenging time

Online

In partnership with Retirement Benefits Group and OneAmerica Led by Peter Dunn, Chief Executive Officer – Your Money Line® & Hey Money® Special Guest: George Fraser, Managing Director – Retirement Benefits Group In this event, Pete will walk you through your financial strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Knowing what you’re working with is a great […]

Free

Solutions Webinar – Don’t let the Fall get you down! — Prepare you classrooms to fight back this flu season with the future of sanitizing

Led by Bill Williams, President – Innovative Healthcare Solutions, LLC The Head Start community has been sanitizing essentially the same way since 1965! Now is the time to prepare for your return to the classroom. Respond with new technology that is faster, safer, eco-friendly, and more effective in preventing the spread of infectious outbreaks. Resources […]

2020 Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness Conference

Online

The Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness Conference is designed to celebrate the different cultures, traditions, and practices that are reflected in the modern family. In doing so, participants learn how to use the strengths and attributes of culture to aid a child’s own successful walk through the world. In this conference, nationally and internationally known […]

Head Start Webinar Series

Description: The changes to the Designation Renewal System (recompetition) and monitoring for Head Start,  provide a window of opportunity for programs to work towards quality improvement by implementing innovative content and approaches to the structures and processes that exist in your program.  In this 3 part series, participants will have the opportunity to engage deeply […]

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