Head Start Correlations

Intended to guide Head Start programs in their ongoing assessment of children's progress and accomplishments and in their efforts to analyze and use data on child outcomes in program self-assessment and continuous improvement, the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework is composed of 8 general domains, 27 domain elements, and 100 examples of specific indicators of children's skills, abilities, knowledge, and behaviors. The framework is based on the Head Start Program Performance Standards, Head Start Program Performance Measures, provisions of the Head Start Act as amended in 1998, advice of the Head Start Bureau Technical Work Group on Child Outcomes, and a review of documents on assessment of young children and early childhood program accountability from a variety of state agencies and professional organizations.

Click below for tools related to Head Start Domains.

• Head Start Outcome Framework
• Suggested Materials for Head Start Child Outcomes
  • Approaches to Learning
  • Creative Arts
  • Language Development
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Health Development
  • Science
  • Social & Emotional Development
• LAP-D Correlation to Head Start Outcomes
• LAP-R Correlation to Head Start Outcomes
• The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood Correlation to the Head Start Framework
• Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Infants and Toddlers (DECA-I/T) and Early Head Start Crosswalk:
  • Full Document
  • One Page Summary
• DECA / Head Start Crosswalk