The Curriculum Specialist under the direction and guidance of the Head Start/Early Head Start Program Director, and in collaboration with the Early Education Site Directors, is responsible for supporting and monitoring the daily educational activities at each center to ensure teachers and other instructional staff provide high quality early education and child development services, including for children with disabilities, which promote children’s cognitive, social and emotional growth for later success in school. The Curriculum Specialist ensures teachers embed data driven, responsive and effective teacher-child interactions, along with the implementation of a research-based curriculum and curricular enhancements in all aspects of the classroom. The Curriculum Specialist provides a system of individualized and ongoing professional development and are responsible for ensuring implementation of the curriculum with a high degree of fidelity.