Resource Library

The Head Start to Kindergarten Transition (H2SK) Project is a treasure trove of research on strengthening transitions from Head Start to kindergarten- explore all the project’s activities, findings, publications, and tools here.

This report presents findings from a comparative multi-case study of how Head Start programs and Local Education Agencies work together to support children's transitions from Head Start to kindergarten.

This practitioner-focused brief provides strategies learned from the Understanding Children’s Transitions from Head Start to Kindergarten (HS2K) project’s collective work and real-life examples of how Head Start programs and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) work together to support kindergarten transitions.

The HS2K Head Start to Kindergarten Proximity Map is a GIS tool that allows users to explore the proximity of all Head Start programs and elementary schools with kindergarten across the nation.

See what combinations of kindergarten transition activities are offered to children and families, and how they are related to kindergarten experiences, through a secondary analysis of ECLS-K data.

Learn about how some Head Start programs and public schools use written agreements (memoranda of understanding [MOUs]) to support their collaborative efforts on kindergarten transitions.

Learn about potential research designs for a future national descriptive study of transitions from Head Start to kindergarten, including research questions, sampling approaches, data collection efforts, and cost estimates.

Learn about kindergarten transition practices in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs in OPRE’s brief Supporting Transitions in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start.

Explore this review of the knowledge base and a new theory of change for children's transitions from Head Start to kindergarten.