Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships
Ages 0-3
What is an Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership?
These collaborations are designed to grow the supply of high-quality early learning opportunities for children birth to three, so more children from low-income families can develop and learn from an early age. Therefore Early Head Start grantees join with childcare providers to enhance learning settings; provide new, full-day comprehensive services; and prepare children for the transition into pre-school.
Collaborating Centers
Cumberland County
Golden Gate Childcare Development Center II
120 West Wood Street
Vineland, NJ 08360
856-205-0556
Great Start Learning Academy
2120 N. Delsea Drive
Vineland, NJ 08360
856-839-2741
Golden Gate - Millville
250 Rieck Ave.
Millville, NJ 08332
856-440-5707
Gloucester County
Golden Gate Inc.
253 Maple St.
Clayton, NJ 08312
856-863-4900
Great Start Enrichment Center
1110 North Delsea Drive
Glassboro, NJ 08028
856-589-2008
Golden Gate Wenonah
645 Georgetown Road
Wenonah, NJ 08090
856-464-6865
What is Early Head Start
Early Head Start (EHS) is focused on preparing children from birth through age three for school readiness. 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.
Specific EHS goals include the following:
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