Newsletter - Head Start Happenings: Oct 2026
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Monthly Spotlight: The Importance of Schedules and Routines
Familiar activities can provide comfort for both adults and children during challenging and uncertain times. Just like adults, children feel more confident and secure when their daily activities are predictable and familiar. A consistent daily schedule and step-by-step routines give children a predictable day. Schedules and routines in the group care setting and at home help children:
Feel in control of their environment
Feel safe, secure, and comfortable
Know what is happening now and what comes next
Know how to do an activity or task
Engage in learning
When infants and toddlers are part of familiar activities and routines, they develop relationships with people they interact with and gain a sense of belonging and self-confidence.
As older toddlers and your children grow, they can follow routines,
demonstrate emerging independence and adjust to change more easily.
Engaging, predictable environments and ongoing positive adult-child interactions are necessary for promoting children’s social and emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors. You can help by following clear and simple schedules and routines.
(Hemmeter, Ostosky, and Fox 2006)
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
-Benjamin Franklin
What Counts as In-Kind?
For many Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, understanding in-kind contributions can feel overwhelming at first. However, in-kind is simply the non- federal share that helps programs meet the required funding match through donated time, services, materials, or resources that directly support program operations.
Common examples of in-kind contributions include volunteer services and donated materials and supplies. Volunteer time is one of the most common and valuable forms of in -kind. Donated items that support program operations or classroom learning may also qualify as in-kind. The key is that the donation must directly benefit the program and have a documented value.
Provided by Melvin J. Gravely
Upshur County Head Start Health Screenings!
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