Transportation for Young Children Experiencing Homelessness

Transportation is one of the biggest barriers that young children experiencing homelessness face when trying to access early childhood education and other critical services. Join SchoolHouse Connection, the California Department of Education’s, Homeless Education Program and the California Head Start Collaboration Office for a webinar exploring federal requirements for providing transportation, California-specific examples, and best practices for working across systems to ensure children have the transportation they need to participate in early childhood opportunities. 

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

• Understand the McKinney-Vento requirements related to transportation for programs serving young children experiencing homelessness. 

• Identify strategies for Head Start programs and local educational agencies to partner and to coordinate transportation for young children experiencing homelessness. 

• Learn about funding options to support transportation for young children experiencing homelessness. 

• Explore examples and promising practices for providing transportation that helps young children access early childhood education. 

Whether you are a Head Start, child care, preschool, K-12, or other early childhood professional, this webinar will provide actionable information and resources to strengthen cross-system collaboration and improve transportation access for young children and their families.