The following links will take you directly to downloadable versions of a variety of common Head Start publications. Printed copies of these and other Head Start Publications may be ordered from the Head Start Information & Publications Center.

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• Chapter XIII - Office of Human Development Services, Department of Health & Human Services, Subchapter B: The Administration for Children, Youth & Families, Head Start Program
• Developing A Head Start Training Plan & Worksheet
• Easing the Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten: A GUide for Early CHildhood Teachers & Administrators
• Facilities Management Toolkit
• Fiscal Assistant
• FY 2005 PRISM - Grantee Guide
• FY 2005 PRISM - Instruments
• FY 2005 PRISM - Forms
• FY 2005 PRISM - Reviewer Information
• FY 2005 PRISM - Resources List
• Grants Toolkit
• Guide for Operating the Head Start Home-Based Program Option
• Head Start 101 Toolkit
• Head Start Act As Amended October 17, 1998
• Head Start Catalog of Products & Services
• Head Start Center Design Guide
• Head Start Leader's Guide to Positive Child Outcomes: Strategies to Support Positive Child Outcomes
• Head Start Nutrition Education Curriculum
• Head Start Path to Positive Child Outcomes
• Head Start Program Performance Standards & Other Regulations with Guidance
• Head Start Self-Assessment Guide
• Head Start Statistical Fact Sheet
• Head Start: A Comprehensive Child Development Program
• Health Services Toolkit
• Literacy Toolkit
• Mental Health Toolkit
• Monitoring Toolkit
• Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs
• New Director's Toolkit
• Parent's Toolkit
• Policy Council Toolkit
• Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation
• Promoting Family Literacy through Head Start
• Putting the Pro in Protege: A Guide to Mentoring in Head Start & Early Head Start
• Responding to Children Under Stress: A Skill-based Training Guide for Classroom Teams
• Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Infants, Toddlers & Families
• Setting the Stage: Including Children with Disabilities in Head Start
• Supporting Substance-Abusing Families: A Technical Assistance Manual for the Head Start Management Team
• Transportation Toolkit
• Web Sites for the Head Start Community