Head Start California

06/19/2026

Our office is closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

06/18/2026

🚗✨ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿?
Ensure safety when you hit the road for summer adventures! Remember to make sure our little ones ride safely. 🧳☀️

𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
✅ Forward-Facing
✅ Rear - Facing
✅ Booster Seat

💺 Not sure visit Safe Kids Worldwide for step-by-step videos and more tips: https://bit.ly/40IjT4R

Let’s keep our precious passengers safe and sound—wherever the road takes you! 🛣️💛

06/18/2026

Join the FREE Early STEAM Summer Symposium and explore how the arts can spark curiosity, critical thinking, and joyful learning for children from birth through 3rd grade.

Designed for educators, librarians, families, and anyone supporting young learners, this virtual event features inspiring speakers, practical strategies, and engaging STEAM ideas you can put into practice right away.

📅 June 26, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM–2:00 PM PT

👉 Register today:
https://events.zoom.us/ev/An_olAZnDSBq2XejCacIXeh3kSZnqZJCHGSW-blAJZ6tvhqqSN9f~ApRTXy9XHIL__8pQOBf3T8DF4idGVDM3AI2qOwMNnX7BioyznndL6uChGA

Join us this summer for a FREE virtual STEAM experience! 🌟

Count Play Explore is hosting an Early STEAM Summer Symposium focused on “The Role of the Arts in Early STEAM.” Discover how creativity and learning come together to support young minds from birth through 3rd grade.

🗓 When: Friday, June 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (PT)

👩‍🏫 Designed for educators, librarians, families, and anyone supporting early childhood learning.

✨ Highlights include:

Inspiring keynote sessions on arts-integrated STEAM learning

7 engaging breakout sessions on topics like nature journaling, maker spaces, artful math, and more

Practical strategies you can use right away

🎁 Bonus: The first 970 U.S. registrants will receive a FREE children’s book from the STEAM WORKS series!

👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/4cqzeLt

06/17/2026

✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆? ✨

The buzz is real—and you won’t want to miss it 💛

⚠️ Hotel block ends Sept 4 — don’t wait!

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://bit.ly/HSCwellness2026

Designed in mind for 💚

Tap in if you’re joining us September 21–23, 2026 in Ontario, CA!

06/16/2026

🌽🍎 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 🍓🥦
Head Start programs can serve up fresh, local, and delicious fruits and veggies — straight from farm to fork — thanks to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)! 🍽️🌱

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗔𝗖𝗙𝗣, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻:
✅ Support children’s health with nutritious meals
✅ Partner with local farms for farm-fresh produce
✅ Teach kids where their food comes from
✅ Create yummy learning moments during mealtime!

🍉 It's more than a meal — it's a lesson in health, community, and lifelong habits.

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲? https://bit.ly/3HpMofY

Let’s keep growing healthy kids — one fresh bite at a time! 🌻

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06/11/2026

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: ✨

Connect with the incredible trainers and feel the energy, get the knowledge, and passion they bring!

From strategies on and to building stronger, more resilient teams, these sessions are designed to help professionals recharge, reconnect, and return with tools that truly make a difference. 💚

This isn’t just —it’s an experience grounded in , , and .

📍 Join us September 21–23, 2026 in Ontario, CA
⚠️ Hotel block ends Sept 4 — don’t wait!
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://bit.ly/HSCwellness2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀!

06/11/2026

Step up. Speak out. Shape !

Do you have a passion for and a story, strategy, or idea to share?

Join the speaker lineup for PY 2026-27 and help inspire the future of our field.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4fUkYy7

06/10/2026

Make sure conferences & trainings are part of your PY!

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 https://bit.ly/BudgetPlanner26-27

06/10/2026

🍎🌽 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 & 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵🥦🍓

At , we believe healthy kids are happy learners! That’s why we’re celebrating June by putting fruits and veggies front and center in our meals, activities, and classrooms.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀:
🥕 Try a new fruit or veggie each week!
🍉 Make snack time rainbow-themed
🌽 Visit a local farmers market with your child (and use SNAP or WIC benefits if you have them!)

🍌 Get your kids involved in the kitchen!

📸 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 & 𝘃𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴

06/09/2026

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲:

Invest in vibrant communities, healthy families, & thriving children.

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