COVID-19 Shared Resources
This page will serve as a place where Head Start programs can share COVID-19 resources that can be used to help communicate with and provide to Head Start families, including: learning activities and instructional packets to provide families who are at home; letters, emails, and notifications; and ideas for systems/platforms you are currently using to streamline communications. If you would like us to post your resources here, please email them to karen@headstartca.org.
Resources provided from the field are denoted with *
Safety procedures and supplies
- *Guidance for Childcare and Preschool Settings during COVID-19, Source: E-Center Head Start
- *Institute for Human and Social Development: Case Study on PPE, cleaning and safety protocols (July 2020)
- *Sample Statement of Risk to Parents and Families – July 2020
- *Sample Employee Attestation of Daily Symptom Screening – July 2020
- *Sample COVID-19 Guidance from Varying Agencies Chart – July 2020
- PPE Items Available (updated 5/6/20) Source: Food and Supply Source
- Fact Sheet – Kirby Disinfectants: Food and Supply Source
- Proactive Steps to Prevent the Transmission of COVID-19 in Facilities: Food and Supply Source
- *Letter Template: Resource Request to Manager for Waiver of Quantity Limits – Source: HSC
Trauma & Mental Health
- Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Head Start Staff: UCLA Anderson School
- Professional Quality of Life Scale (PROQOL) Compassion Satisfaction & Fatigue Assessment for Staff, Source: Pacific Clinics
- Fact Sheet: Talking about Trauma with a Colleague, Source: Blue Knot Foundation
- Fact Sheet: Talking about Trauma with a Friend, Source: Blue Knot Foundation
- Fact Sheet: Talking about Trauma with Someone You Don’t Know, Source: Blue Knot Foundation
- Fact Sheet: Talking about Trauma with Your Family, Source: Blue Knot Foundation
- 5 Key Elements to Trauma-Informed Care, Source: Relias
- Key Ingredients for SuccessfulTrauma-Informed Care Implementation, Source: Center for Health Strategies, Inc.
Learning Resources
- Garden Ideas for Kids, Parents, and Teachers, Source: Kidsgardening.org
- Free lesson plans, activities and crafts, source: Lakeshore Learning
- Teachstone: Coronavirus Resources for Educators and Parents: free webinars included
Guidance and Policies
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