Helpful Links & Resources

Federal Offices

• Office of Head Start | HeadStart.Gov
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | ACF | OHS

State Agencies and Resources

• Florida Statutes 
• Florida Children's Systems of Care
• Florida Head Start Collaboration Office (HSCO)
• Division of Early Learning (DEL)
• FLDOE Mental Health Resources
• Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
• Florida Department of Children and Families
• Children's Mental Health Resources
• Community-Based Care Lead Agency Information
• Continuums of Care
• Homelessness Resources
• Florida Department of Health 
• Child Care Food Program
• Early Steps Contact List
• Florida's Early Childhood Courts
• FSU Center for Prevention and Early Childhood Intervention Policy
• Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) sites
• Office of Special Education Programs
  
• Prekindergarten Exceptional Student Education Technical Assistance and Training System (PESE)
• National Database of Child Care: Licensing Regulations
• National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
• Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program  (SNAP- formerly Food Stamps)
• The Florida Center for Early Childhood
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• MyFloridaMyFamily

• Title IX, Part A: Florida McKinney-Vento Program

Associations/Organizations

• Association of Early Learning Coalitions
• Better Together
• Family Network on Disabilities
• First Thousand Days Florida
• Florida Association of Infant Mental Health (FAIMH)
• Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources Center
• BEESS Professional Development Portal
• Child Find Contact List
• Florida Chamber of Commerce:  Florida Gap Map | Florida Scorecard
• Florida Healthy Start 
• GO NAPSACC TA Providers
• Healthy Families Florida 
• Help Me Grow Florida
• National Head Start Association 
• Prekindergarten Exceptional Student Education
• Reach Out and Read 
• Region IV Head Start Association 
• The Children's Movement of Florida 
• The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida 
• Healthy Families Florida
• Prevent Child Abuse Florida
• USF Family Study Center

Continuing Education for Head Start Staff

• T.E.A.C.H. Scholarships
• T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Model-Updated
  
• ECE Directory

Hurricane Resources

• Link to Federal Resources

 These resources were curated in conjunction with FLHSCO