Early Head Start

preparing children from birth to age three for school readiness..

Early Head Start (EHS) is focused on empowering children for academic success during these critical stages has been proven to promote healthy growth and development that is sustainable through all academic learning and life in general. Through EHS all children experience love, warmth and positive learning in a safe environment from a staff of intentional, capable and dedicated educators.

Goal 1

To promote school readiness with goals that focus on children’s physical, social-emotional, cognitive and language development to support parents as their children’s first and most important teacher

Goal 2

To promote positive parent-child relationships

Goal 3

To promote family well-being, including health, safety and increased financial security

Benefits of Early Head Start

  • Involvement in Early Head Start is not only a benefit for children, but the entire family is strengthened through the advancements provided. Parents read more as children are being read to and parent/child interaction increase as EHS goals are being fostered in the home.

  • There is positivity and attentiveness during playtime as parents learn how to be more emotionally supportive and children become less aggressive. Studies even show a specific component for fathers as they are able to spend more time nurturing children and less time disciplining them.

Specific services

provided by EHS include

  • Quality early education in and out of the home, including home visits

  • Ongoing child development screening

  • Family support – parent education, including parent-child activities

  • Comprehensive health services

  • Immunization tracking

  • Nutrition education

  • Mental health services and referrals

  • Ongoing support for parents through partnership development focusing on family and individual goals, referral to agencies in the community to meet specific needs and peer support groups