In June 2026, during Head Start WEST’s First 1,000 Days! Early Head Start Conference, we asked attendees to share a sixty second Head Start story.
This is Robyn Solansky from Thermalito USD
“Hi, my name is Robyn Solansky, and I work for Thermalito Union School District, TLC Preschool. And I would like to share about Early Head Start and how it helps families. That we have multiple families that has helped not only getting early services to help families provide what’s best for their children, but also families that have struggled. We’ve had a family that was incarcerated, and they were recently released. And we got custody back of their children.
And through our program, we’ve been able to provide high-quality child care so that the father can work. And we’ve also been able to provide resources and give him information to help him become a better father and to increase his skills.
Head Start and Early Head Start are valuable programs for families. And we need to find a way to continue that. And I hope that our legislation will continue to fund Head Start and understand the value of it. Thank you.”
I have been to management workshops, not leadership training. This has totally changed my perspective and encouraged me to propel forward in developing my skills.
I am honored and humbled to be a recipient of the Head Start WEST’s Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship helped me get one step closer to achieving my goal of becoming a Head Start Director.
I took part in The disproportionate impact of COVID 19, and how to provide “real” support for black/brown children and families and I just want to say this was an amazing webinar. I hope we can look forward to further conversation on this topic.
Thank you so much for making events like this! I really enjoyed and learned so much teaching strategies to implement STEM in the classroom.
The HR Network was an excellent opportunity to network and learn the best practices from other HR professionals within Head Start programs. You will be amazed by the level of talent and experience of the participants.
The Summer Camp training was powerful and inspiring! Each presenter was very engaging, it’s hard to even pick a favorite session!
The Leadership Challenge training was very relevant to my work as a Head Start leader! Great facilitation; stayed with the program yet allowed time for individual and small group reflections.
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Questions? Contact us at headstartr9@headstartwest.org.
