Event Calendar


2024 First 1,000 Days! Early Head Start Conference

San Diego, CA

For over 25 years, Early Head Start has served to elevate the hopes of families, provide foundational knowledge, and partner with them in critical times. Head Start WEST community gathers annually to challenge, enable, and celebrate the work of our community. From downtown Phoenix to the Pacific Islands, from homeless shelters and correctional facilities to […]

Board Meeting

Paradise Point Resort San Diego

Site Directors Network

Zoom

Networking calls via Zoom. Participants are encouraged to email questions or agenda topics to headstartr9@region9hsa.org. For our 2024-2025 Site Directors Network, we will have our series hosted by Deidre Harris of Team Agreements.  To learn more about Deidre, click the link next to her name and read her bio. Each session will include a presentation, small group […]

Directors Exchange Network

Directors Exchange: Exploring the Head Start Program Performance Standards Changes in the Family Child Care Program Option Exploring the Head Start Program Performance Standards Changes in the Family Child Care Program Option Join the Office of Head Start Region IX in an overview of the revised Head Start Program Performance Standards focused on the Family […]

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Latest News

  • Edward Condon
  • June 11, 2025

NHSA Statement on Level Funding for Head Start in President’s FY2026 Budget May 30, 2025

Alexandria, VA  — The National Head Start Association (NHSA) issued the following statement in response to ...
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  • Edward Condon
  • June 11, 2025

Head Start Feeds Almost 800,000 Kids Every Day. A Proposed Funding Change Puts That at Risk

Urban Institute - May 29, 2025 In recent months, the Trump administration has considered cutting funding for ...
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  • Admin
  • September 22, 2021

CCRC’s Response to Universal Transitional Kindergarten

by Michael Olenick, Ph.D., President & CEO with research by Aja Goare For more ...
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