Family Engagement in Early Childhood Programs

The series of videos is designed to support efforts toward systemic and integrated engagement. Rooted in the Office of Head Start (OHS) Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework, the videos highlight examples of innovative approaches to engagement that foster strong relationships with families and lead to positive outcomes for children and families.

This article geared toward early educators and leaders explains the importance of parents, educators, specialists, and administrators working together and sharing information to problem solve and engage families.

This Head Start resource on family engagement offers strategies on how to support and engage families, how to use social media to engage families, how to boost school readiness through family engagement, and more.

This article offers suggestions to guide educators in understanding and supporting the involvement of culturally and linguistically diverse families in their children’s schools.

This policy brief describes both the barriers that hinder family engagement and the ways in which technology may afford new opportunities to improve early childhood education outcomes — empowering families to become better educators at home, and strengthening connection and communication between school and home.

This article provides strategies for new teachers in their meetings and conversations with families including being proactive, asking parents for advice, and more.

This online learning module for infant and toddler teachers explains family engagement, offers ways to welcome and involve families, and gives steps to strengthen relationships with families. Readings, videos, and a short quiz are included.

This article addresses some of the challenges to school-home partnerships and offers tips for educators and administrators to implement to help make families feel more comfortable and get more involved at school.

This article offers helpful suggestions for parents who are communicating with their child’s teacher.

This article geared towards preschool teachers explains the importance of parent involvement and the role of parents as the child’s first teacher.