Early Head Start

Early Head Start is a program children and families from birth to three years and includes:

  • Home based services (staff comes to the home)
  • Activities for you and your infant or toddler
  • Ideas on parenting
  • Support for Heath and Nutrition Education
  • Support during pregnancy
  • Information regarding community access to adult education, computer training and job readiness
  • Referral Services

Early Head Start provides these services at no charge to eligible families enrolled in our program:

  • Safe and nurturing environments
  • Caring staff
  • Access to health care

Other Services Provided By Early Head Start Include:

  • Regular Home visits
  • Parent Education
  • Transportation to group activities
  • Support Groups
  • Family Fun Days
  • Child Development Education
  • Linkage to Community Services and Resources
  • Transition into Appropriate Pre-School Programs

Priority for enrollment may include the following:

  • Teen parents
  • First-time parents
  • Pregnancy
  • Families on public assistance
  • Homeless Families
  • Low income
  • Low school achievement
  • Children with diagnosed disabilities
  • Single parents
  • At-risk families affected by:
    • Substance Abuse
    • Violence
    • Delinquency, incarceration
    • Health conditions
    • Lack of prenatal care

Infants and toddlers need: Nurturing, Support, Security, Predictability, Focus, Encouragement, Expansion, and so do their families!

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