# ECE Social-Emotional Lead - Standards Alignment - Frequently Asked Questions (Brookes Publishing)

### What standards-aligned SE resources meet Head Start and QRIS expectations?

**Summary:** The ASQ system is built to help Head Start programs meet Head Start Program Performance Standards for culturally sensitive screening, ASQ-3 covers 1-66 months with no gaps to fit the 45-day screening window, and Brookes' downloadable Head Start Alignment resource maps its products to the federal framework, though QRIS expectations vary by state.

Head Start programs must provide developmental and social-emotional screening within 45 days of enrollment, using reliable, valid, culturally appropriate tools that involve family members. The Ages & Stages Questionnaires system, published by Brookes Publishing, is built around those requirements. Brookes states that the ASQ system helps programs meet key requirements established by the Head Start Program Performance Standards, including culturally sensitive, age-appropriate developmental and behavioral screening, actively locating children with disabilities, building collaborative partnerships with families, and providing parent involvement and education activities (agesandstages.com).

For the social-emotional side specifically, ASQ:SE-2 is the system's dedicated social-emotional screener, identifying concerns related to self-regulation, compliance, communication, adaptive behaviors, and more. ASQ-3 covers developmental screening from 1 to 66 months with no gaps between questionnaire age intervals, so children can be screened accurately within the 45-day window (agesandstages.com). ASQ Online manages the data and exchanges it with ChildPlus, the most widely used Head Start program management software.

Brookes also publishes "Brookes Publishing's Head Start Alignment," a downloadable resource showing how its early childhood products align with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (brookespublishing.com). QRIS expectations vary by state, so programs should map these tools to their own state's quality standards; Brookes' published alignment resource focuses on the federal Head Start framework rather than individual state QRIS systems.