What Can The Head Start Program Offer To Your Child?
Head Start provides children with activities that help them grow socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. The Head Start staff recognize 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.
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 a variety of experiences which help them become self-confident.
The children spend time in stimulating settings where they form good health habits, experiment with a variety of materials and work on tasks with classmates. Your child will leave Head Start more prepared for kindergarten, excited about learning, and ready to succeed.
Head Start is a Federally funded, program for preschool children.
Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activies. They also receive medical and dental care, have healthy meals and snacks, and enjoy playing indoors and outdoors in a safe setting.
Head Start helps all children succeed. Services are also offered to meet the special needs of children with disabilities. Most children in Head Start are between the ages of three and five years old.
