Professional Development Consultants Directory
Welcome to the NHSA Directory of Professional Development Resources and Consultants. It is the mission of NHSA to coalesce, inspire and support the Head Start field as a leader in early childhood development and education. This directory provides NHSA members access to a number of high impact resources.
The National Head Start Association reserves the right to determine which training individuals or agencies are most appropriate to be featured on the NHSA Training Directory. If you would like to be listed, please complete the application and submit it for review to econdon@nhsa.org.
Kristen Hayes
Kristen Hayes, MPM is a Management Consultant and advocate of high-quality programming for children and families. With 10 years experience in program implementation and public policy formation, she has worked with organizations across the country to secure grant funding through two Federal departments, and helped grantees effectively utilize funds to meet required outcomes. Since February 2011, Kristen has consulted with Head Start/Early Head Start agencies on a variety of projects including evaluating and improving existing management systems, coaching new Directors through ACF grants administration requirements, conducting organizational assessments to increase the efficiency with which Head Start funding is utilized, and supporting programs through the re-designation process.
Most recently, Kristen was a Senior Program Specialist with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS), Region IX in San Francisco, California. Kristen managed funding to Head Start agencies in excess of $400 million annually, and provided expert technical assistance and guidance to grantee organizations. Her caseload included non-profits, city and county governments, county offices of education, and a for-profit organization, reflecting the diversity of organizations funded by ACF. Kristen supported ACF’s ongoing quality improvement efforts as a team leader for onsite compliance reviews, and as Region IX’s staff lead for monitoring and risk assessment.
Prior to joining ACF, Kristen was a Policy Analyst with the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, in Washington, DC. She lead the policy effort to implement a school choice provision under No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) which included authoring regulations, guidance, and debriefing the Secretary’s NCLB Implementation Council. She was heavily involved in the Office’s annual discretionary grant process, serving as a panel manager for the peer review of seven national grant competitions and co-developing a grant competition to improve state-level management of school drug and violence prevention data. While working at ED, Kristen was selected for a three month assignment to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the staff of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Kristen holds a Master's degree in Public Management and Social Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Email: Kristen Hayes
Visit: http://www.khayesconsulting.com
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Kaplan Early Learning Company
Kaplan Early Learning Company is dedicated to supporting your professional growth with training, consulting, and workshops. Offering a wide variety of topics relevant to infant/toddler programs, preschools, and school age educators, Kaplan’s experienced consultants deliver in-service trainings to small or large groups at times and locations convenient to you. In addition to their team of featured leading early childhood experts and trainers, Kaplan has a cadre of trainers who partner with them to provide on-site, state of the art professional development on topics such as:
- Environment and curriculum assessment
- Staff observation and mentoring
- How to select a curriculum and appropriate assessment tools
- Training plan development for new child care agency staff
- Assessment and planning for the training and professional development of experienced staff
With Kaplan's experience, resources, and expertise, you'll receive customized training to fit your needs as well as your budget.