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Are We Trained to Manage?

July 18, 2025

If you work in Head Start, you’ve likely seen this story before. A rockstar home visitor, a phenomenal teacher, a go-to family advocate. This person […]

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Acorn Evaluation is now Acorn Learning

July 7, 2025

At every step, our mission has been the same: to help programs learn and improve so they can better serve children and families. Today, with the Acorn Learning name, that’s still what we’re here to do: Deliver high-quality learning experiences to support strong programs across the country.

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New Head Start Standards – Cultivating a Program-Wide Culture of Wellness

September 6, 2024

Dear Head Start/Early Head Start Director, Welcome to your new world! As of August 2024, the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) are different. They […]

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Are We Good At Data?

February 14, 2023

Are We Good At Data?? This is a million-dollar question for Head Start and Early Head Start managers and directors. Literally. Millions of dollars in […]

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Do you know what data in Head Start is? Data is effort.

February 22, 2022

Hello Head Start/Early Head Start Director and Manager, I’ve been spending time recently with lots of you talking about data, compiling a series of videos […]

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