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What is Head Start?
Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood program providing preschool for children 3-4 years old and support services for children and families who meet income guidelines. Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of activities including free health screenings, healthy meals and snacks and playing indoors and outdoors in a safe setting.
Head Start helps all children succeed. Services are offered to meet the special needs of children with disabilities. Head Start provides children with activities that help them grow mentally, socially, emotionally and physically. Head Start staff recognizes that as parents, you are the first and most important teachers of your children. They will welcome your involvement in Head Start activities and will work as partners with you to help your child progress.
What can Head Start do for your child?
Head Start staff members offer your child love, acceptance, understanding, and the opportunity to learn and to experience success. Head Start children socialize with others, solve problems and have other experiences which help them become self confident. Children improve their listening and speaking skills. The children spend time in stimulating settings where they form good habits and enjoy playing with toys and working on tasks with classmates. Your child will leave our program more prepared for kindergarten, excited about learning, and ready to succeed.
What can Head Start offer your family?
Head Start offers you a sense of belonging, other support services, and a chance to be involved in activities that are fun for the whole family. You will have training opportunities in many areas that are geared to your interests. Head Start also offers assistance to parents interested in obtaining an high school general equivalency diploma (GED) or other adult educational opportunities.
You can also have a voice in the Head Start program by being part of the center's parent group or also by serving on the Head Start policy council. Parents experiences in Head Start have raised their own self confidence and improved their ability to make decisions.
Head Start recognizes the family as the cornerstone of a child's life. For this reason, staff is available to assist the entire family. Head Start family workers are available to answer questions and to link families to agencies that will help meet their needs.
Please contact: 641- 494-1891 / 1-866-836-3124 / Fax: 641-494-1894
