Monthly Webinars

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Knowing Your Numbers:
Sections A & B: Program Information, Enrollment & Staff

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 2-3:30pm

Think Sections A and B are just housekeeping? Think again. This opening session reveals why your enrollment counts, eligibility categories, and staff data are the foundation that every other PIR section builds on — and how errors here create cascading problems downstream. Walk away with clarity on funded vs. cumulative enrollment, the credential hierarchy for teaching staff, salary reporting done right, and a mid-year audit checklist you can use today.

Customizing Your Family Service Assessment

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | 2-4pm

Your Family Services Assessment should do more than “check a box.”

It should drive services, identify trends, support PFCE goals, and make your program’s family partnership process more intentional and effective.

In this interactive webinar designed for Family Support Managers, Directors, Family Service Workers (FSW), and Home-Based Visitors (HBV), we will break down how to create or refine a Family Services Assessment that truly works for your program.

Together, we will explore:

HSPPS requirements related to family assessment practices
How PFCE outcomes should shape your assessment design
Ways to customize assessments to reflect your community and program goals
Why a 5-point scale creates stronger, more measurable data
Recommended timelines for completing assessments throughout the year
How your assessment can become a central tool for completing other family services requirements and tracking progress over time

Participants will also have the opportunity to submit their current Family Services Assessment for review and feedback.

This session is not about adding more paperwork.

It is about building a smarter tool that helps your team work more strategically, document more effectively, and better support families.

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Beyond Data Entry:
Mastering Section C - Family & Child Services

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | 2-3:30pm

Expanded session covers all four parts: health services, disabilities, education tools, and family & community partnerships. Learn what actually counts as a completed service, why your father engagement numbers may be consistently underreported, and how to build documentation systems that make PIR season feel manageable. Based on Working Smarter Consulting's original "Beyond Data Entry" webinar, now expanded to cover the full Section C.

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Finish Strong: Section D • Data Quality • Submission
& What Comes Next

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 | 2-3:30pm

The final session closes out the PIR series with everything grant recipients need to know about Section D, the data quality checks that catch errors before OHS does, and the step-by-step HSES submission process. Leave with a submission timeline, a 21-item master checklist covering all three sessions, and a framework for using your PIR data as a leadership tool — not just a compliance task.

Pre-Service Series — $550 for all 4

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Relationship-based Competencies to Support Family Engagement

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 2-3:30pm

Learn the skills that help early childhood professionals build strong, trusting relationships with families. This webinar covers the 10 Relationship-based Competencies (RBCs) — a research-based framework used in Head Start, Early Head Start, and child care programs nationwide. You will explore how these competencies apply to your role, whether you are a teacher, family services worker, or home visitor, and walk away with tools to reflect on your own practice and take your next step forward.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Explain what the RBCs are and why they matter for family engagement.
Name the 10 competencies and describe how each one supports partnerships with families.
Connect the RBCs to their own role and daily work.
Use the self-assessment tool to identify strengths and set a professional growth goal.
Name one action step they will take to strengthen their relationships with families.

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Parent, Family & Community Engagement Framework

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 2-3:30pm

The Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework is a powerful, research-based model for building authentic partnerships between programs, families, and communities.

This session provides an accessible overview of the PFCE Framework's eight program elements, the evidence behind family engagement, and practical strategies your team can implement right away.

Whether you are a teacher, program administrator, family liaison, or community partner, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools to deepen your engagement work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, you will:

Understand the PFCE Framework: Describe the eight program elements and how they work together to support family well-being and school readiness.
Connect Research to Practice: Identify key evidence linking family engagement to improved outcomes for children, families, and communities.
Apply Practical Strategies: Select at least one high-impact strategy to strengthen engagement in your program or school context.
Clarify Shared Roles: Distinguish the complementary responsibilities of programs, families, and community partners in the PFCE model.

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Family Goal Setting in Head Start: From Dream to Done

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 2-3:30pm

This 60-minute webinar guides Head Start family advocates and staff through a practical, family-centered approach to goal setting. You'll learn how to identify meaningful goals in families' own words, break those goals into action steps that create visible progress, and document the journey in a way that tells each family's story. The key insight driving this training: goals tell us where a family is headed, but steps are where families actually feel themselves moving forward. Every completed step is a win worth naming — and that recognition is what keeps families engaged across months of work.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Explain the difference between a family goal and an action step, and why that distinction matters for engagement and progress.
Use family-centered language to identify and write a meaningful goal that reflects the family's own words and motivation.
Write action steps that are specific, time-bound, and small enough to complete between visits — using the question "What is one thing you could do by our next meeting?"
Connect visit documentation back to specific steps, showing movement rather than just activity.
Recognize and name completed steps as progress during family meetings, using language that reflects progress back to families who may not see their own movement.

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Marketing for Head Start Parent Engagement

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | 2-4pm

Engage Head Start parents in vital program activities using successful strategies from programs nationwide.

OBJECTIVES:

Assess parent needs and individualize digital marketing strategies to communicate the benefits of each program year effectively.

Brainstorm diverse parent engagement plans, including events, socials, and shared resources.
Create 10 ways to increase attendance at Parent Committee Meetings.
Chance to collaborate and share and exchange ideas with similar programs.
Tips on how to use culturally relevant and appropriate messaging to reach the target audience

WORKING SMARTER CONSULTING | SOLUTIONS FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS | EDUCATION CONSULTING

Monthly Webinars

PIR Bundle

Knowing Your Numbers: Sections A & B: Program Information, Enrollment & Staff

Customizing Your Family Service Assessment

PIR Bundle

Beyond Data Entry: Mastering Section C - Family & Child Services

PIR Bundle

Finish Strong: Section D • Data Quality • Submission & What Comes Next

Knowing Your Numbers:
Sections A & B: Program Information, Enrollment & Staff

Beyond Data Entry:
Mastering Section C - Family & Child Services

Finish Strong: Section D • Data Quality • Submission
& What Comes Next