NHSA Parent Conference 2014

Partnerships play a central role in the Head Start model. NHSA’s annual Parent Conference and Family Engagement Institutes is the only national event that focuses on how communities, parents, families, and Head Start program staff can best partner to promote both parent and family engagement and children’s learning and development.As the nation’s attention turns toward early childhood education with an intensity not seen since Head Start’s founding 50 years ago, and as we begin celebrating the program’s anniversary, it is essential that we call attention to the importance of partnerships. This event, like no other, highlights and explores best practices for effective partnerships straight from the programs successfully implementing them and provides hands-on training specifically designed for Policy Council chairs and members, as well as Board members. The Office of Head Start