Education
Head Start believes in a family approach to child development. We recognize and respect parents as the primary educator in their child's life, and it is our aim to work closely with parents/guardians to help in the education of their children.
The Education/Early Child Development component provides children with a safe and stimulating learning environment. Children must feel emotionally safe before they can learn and grow effectively. We value each child as an individual and work hard to meet each child's individual needs and interests. Head Start offers a high quality, play-based, and developmentally appropriate program. It follows comprehensive Head Start guidelines to ensure that the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs of each child are met.
Several programming options are available to help meet the varied needs of our Head Start children and their families.
| OPTIONS | HOURS |
| Home-Based Combination for three-year-olds | 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; three days per week; teacher performs one home visit per month |
| Center-Based for three-year-olds | 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; four days per week |
| Center-Based for four-year-olds | 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; four days per week |
| Full Day for three and four year olds (Parents must work and or go to school a minimum of thirty hours per week.) |
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; five days per week; nine months per year |
Beginning April 2010
| OPTIONS | HOURS |
| Full Day for infants (Parents must work and or go to school a minimum of thirty hours per week.) |
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; five days per week; eleven months per year |
| Full Day for toddlers (Parents must work and or go to school a minimum of thirty hours per week.) |
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; five days per week; eleven months per year |
| Home-Based for pregnant moms, infants, and or toddlers | Weekly home visits by the home visitor with periodic cluster/group sessions at the Head Start Learning Center |