The role of training and technical assistance in supporting the delivery of high quality services in Early Head Start

✍ Scribed by Tammy L. Mann

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 167 KB
• Volume: 23
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0163-9641
• DOI: 10.1002/imhj.10002

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Training and technical assistance services have been an integral part of the fabric of support that Early Head Start (EHS) programs have utilized as they have worked to implement quality programs. In the same way that EHS has continued to evolve with increased program expansion, so too have the training and technical assistance support services. This article examines that nature of the early system of support and notes challenges that EHS programs faced during their first year of funding and the impact of these challenges on training and technical assistance support. The present day system is composed of a network of national and regional providers and federal staff working in partnership to support EHS programs. The nature of this network is described and recommendations for future areas of emphasis for training and technical assistance support are offered. ©2002 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health.