The Head Start Leaders Guide to Positive Child Outcomes: Strategies to Support Positive Child Outcomes

By offering a picture of what a high quality Head Start program looks like in action and in detail, this guide will help Head Start agencies improve the effectiveness of their services. The guide is intended to assist education managers and program directors lead efforts to implement the Head Start Program Performance Standards and to prepare children for success in school. Teaching practices that support children's learning and development are identified for each of the domains in the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework; adaptations for individual children are incorporated.