Event Category: ERSEA Training

ERSEA Review and Exam: Successful Completion of Core Competencies – (Hybrid) (In-Person, Chicago, IL and Virtual)


  • Day 1
     June 17, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     June 18, 2025
     9:30 am - 12:00 pm

The ERSEA Certification Review and Exam is a day-and-a-half session to prepare each participant for the comprehensive ERSEA Certification Exam. The Exam includes 100 questions designed to test each participant’s skills, knowledge, and understanding of the ERSEA process. Upon satisfactory completion of the Certification process, the ERSEA Certification will be good for one (1) year. After one year, it must be renewed by the completion of a ERSEA Re-Certification training and successful completion of the Re-Certification exam.

TXHSA Head Start Summer Conference (South Padre Island, TX)


  • Summer Head Start Conference - Day One
     June 23, 2025
     9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Summer Head Start Conference - Day Two
     June 24, 2025
     8:00 am - 4:15 pm
  • Summer Head Start Conference - Day Three
     June 25, 2025
     8:00 am - 4:15 pm

The Texas Head Start Association’s Summer Training Conference is a premier professional development event designed for Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Head Start Partnerships, Migrant and Seasonal, and Native American Alaska Native Head Start programs, as well as early childhood professionals and leaders.

The TXHSA summer conference offers a unique opportunity for all professionals to come together in a supportive environment. Attendees will benefit from targeted learning tracks covering comprehensive Head Start services, including education and disabilities, health and nutrition, mental health, and staff wellness. Fiscal management, facilities, transportation, governance, and administration training will complement these tracks. These sessions will deepen participants’ understanding of Head Start laws, standards, best practices, and policies.

Family Engagement: Managing the Partnership Development Process (Hybrid) (In-Person – Chicago, IL and Virtual)


  • Day 1
     July 16, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     July 17, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

HGJA’s Family Engagement Training Session will demonstrate the critical elements of Family Engagement and Development with specific activities to understand the mandates, organize families, and increase outcomes. The session provides CDC Planning Guides and Resources related to COVID-19. In addition to the OHS PFCE framework and tools on how to encourage, involve, and measure families’ involvement at different levels, it provides early childhood and human/social services practitioners and professionals with the core fundamentals of enhancing and building sustainable partnerships with families intentionally and reciprocally.

ERSEA Re-Certification – (In-Person Only, Chicago, IL)


  • Day 1
     July 22, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     July 23, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This training is designed to support current ERSEA Certification holders in exploring innovative ideas, effective strategies, practical solutions, and best practices for successfully leading, managing, and implementing ERSEA processes. Ultimately, the session will help programs deepen their understanding that ERSEA is about ensuring access to services—not about delivering the services themselves.

TXHSA & HGJA Partnership ERSEA Review and Exam: Successful Completion of Core Competencies – (Virtual and In-Person, Austin, TX)


  • Day 1
     September 11, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     September 12, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

The ERSEA Certification Review and Exam is a day-and-a-half session to prepare each participant for the comprehensive ERSEA Certification Exam. The Exam includes 100 questions designed to test each participant’s skills, knowledge, and understanding of the ERSEA process. Upon satisfactory completion of the Certification process, the ERSEA Certification will be good for one (1) year. After one year, it must be renewed by the completion of a ERSEA Re-Certification training and successful completion of the Re-Certification exam.

ERSEA Level One Course: Understanding the Fundamentals – (Hybrid) (In-Person, Chicago, IL and Virtual)


  • Day 1
     September 24, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     September 25, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This training is designed to strengthen participants’ knowledge and skills for meeting the requirements outlined in Part 1302 of the federal regulations regarding eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) in Head Start. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the ERSEA regulations and the impact of the Head Start Act on eligibility and accessibility issues, such as in the cases of Homeless and Over-income families.

ERSEA Level Two Course: Implementing the Requirements – (Hybrid) (In Person, Chicago, IL and Virtual)


  • Day 1
     October 29, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • Day 2
     October 30, 2025
     9:30 am - 3:30 pm

This training builds on the basics established in Level One. It develops a further understanding of the regulations, provides ideas for implementation, and places an emphasis on systems management. Level Two focuses on best practices in implementation and management that make ERSEA processes successful.