Involving family members in your Head Start garden is always win for everyone involved, but even more important now as schools and centers are closed across the country. In this webinar, we will share easy garden activity ideas you can recommend to families to keep them gardening at home during these challenging times. With a focus on projects that can be completed with minimal supplies in limited spaces, we will hope to show how gardening can be accessible for all.

This workshop will provide an overview on advancing racial equity, inclusion, and social justice in early childhood. There are persistent race-based disparities in risks, access, positive experiences, and outcomes. This workshop will outline the problem and unique context, as well as share a framework for racial equity that highlights ways to increase awareness, analysis, action, and accountability, both individually as early childhood professionals and collectively as an early childhood community.