THE HEAD START PROGRAM
Child Development Program
Head Start is a quality developmental program for low income families of 3 and 4 year old children. It provides educational, health, social service and parent involvement opportunities for the families served and stresses positive attitudes which are instrumental in developing individual abilities. Children are served in home base or classrooms the year before they enter kindergarten.
Philosophy and Goals
We support the philosophy that a child's home environment is of primary importance to the child's emotional and mental growth, and we believe that the parents are the first and most important educator that the child will ever have. We believe that the parents should be an integral part of the program.
It is our goal to provide an environment which will allow the child to develop socially, intellectually, physically, and emotionally. Activities are provided which are appropriate to the child's age and stage of development. We use the resources of the child, parents, staff and community to promote a positive family environment.