Resource Library

Learn about ExCELS theory of change which is an illustration of what leadership looks like in center-based ECE settings and how leadership by center managers and teaching staff can influence outcomes.

Discover a conceptual model, synthesizes key lessons, and identifies areas for future research regarding the implementation of competency frameworks to improve the knowledge, skills, and attributes of infant/toddler teachers and caregivers, as well as outcomes for programs and systems.

A look at job satisfaction and turnover of teachers in Region XI Head Start programs

A look at cultural and language elders or specialists in Region XI Head Start programs

Learn about Native language use in Region XI Head Start classrooms.

Explore OPRE’s study about Head Start’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing on a national survey of Head Start grantees, interviews with Regional Program Managers and Head Start Collaboration Office Directors as well as interviews with program directors, teachers, and family service workers.

This report provides a comprehensive picture of specific aspects of implementation of competency frameworks and discusses broad lessons based on the experiences of five states that represent a range of approaches to implementation.

This brief from the Understanding the Value of Centralized Services Study was developed for clients who informed the study during the study design and qualitative data collection.

Discover a brief from the Understanding the Value of Centralized Services Study that presents findings from qualitative data collection about how three centralized community resource centers fund their centralized services. 

Discover the final report from the Understanding the Value of Centralized Services study describes the advantages, disadvantages, and costs of providing multiple services in a single location to support individuals and families with low incomes.