THSSCO works in partnership to improve services for children and families.
The Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office must work in partnership with entities in the public and private sector to improve the support and services available to children and families. The office also works closely with the Head Start /Early Head Start community (both through the Texas Head Start Association and directors of programs) for the overall direction of the grant.
Housed within the offices of the Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) at UTHealth, the Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office works in collaboration and partnership with:
State Agencies & National Organizations
- Department of Health and Human Services/Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
- Department of State Health Services
- Help Me Grow Texas
- Pregnant Moms & Infants (Oral Health)
- Texas Project LAUNCH (Mental Health)
- Obesity Prevention Workgroup
- Texas Education Agency
- Texas Early Learning Council
- Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY)
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
- Texas Home Visiting
- Texas Inter-Agency Workgroup
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Opioid Response Network
Statewide Organizations, Workgroups, and Advocacy Groups
- BUILD State Team
- Children at Risk
- School Readiness Partnerships Workgroup
- First3Years (Infant Mental Health Association of Texas)
- My Health My Resources (MHMR) of Tarrant County
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities/Center for Disease Control (AUCD/CDC) 2020 Act Early State and Territorial Team COVID-19 Response Initiative
- Pre-Natal–3 Collaborative
- Texas Head Start Association
- Texas Health Institute
- Texas Opioid Abuse Substance Misuse State Team
- Texas Oral Health Partners (OHP)
- Texas Transition to Kindergarten (TTK) State Team
Regional and Local Organizations
- City of Houston Health Department: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Harris County Public Health: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Houston Infant Toddler Coalition
- Region VI Head Start Association
Statewide Networks and Resources
- Infant-Toddler Specialist Network
- T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood Texas, managed by the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children
- Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS)
- Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office (THSSCO) Advisory Board
- Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment (TX-KEA), developed by CLI and housed on the CLI Engage platform
- Texas School Ready