Preschool & Head Start

Spread the word! The full schedule for the TSD Conference & Trade Show is now available online and includes all workshop titles, descriptions and presenters by day and time.

The TSD Conference workshops are now available for viewing in the Workshops section of www.tsdconference.com. The more than three-dozen breakout sessions are listed by track — Disabilities & Special Needs, Head Start & Preschoolers, and Management — while others are listed as general sessions or joint-track sessions.

Training school bus drivers and monitors is akin to dining on an elegant meal, said George Horne. It should be “nourishing, flavorful and temptingly presented.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced a proposed rule that would extend the Head Start calendar to a full school day and school year, requiring more collaboration than ever with transportation services and focusing on program improvement rather than redundant requirements.

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced the appointment of Dr. Blanca Estela Enriquez as the new director of the Office of Head Start at the 50th National Head Start Conference in Washington, D.C.

FRISCO, Texas – The Transporting Students with Disabilities and Preschoolers National Conference concluded Wednesday with general sessions on wheelchairs and managing behaviors on the school bus.

A $1.5-billion increase to Head Start programs in President Obama’s FY 2016 budget would extend classroom time to a full school day and school year, which the National Head Start Association called a “historic milestone.” But what the increases to early childhood education might mean for transportation remain to be seen.

Washington, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) today announced its 2015 Winter Leadership Institute Awards, which honored esteemed Members of Congress who have worked tirelessly to expand access to quality early learning and have displayed an unyielding commitment to advancing the cause of Head Start children and families.