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Fayette County Early Head Start
is a program to help
parents use their home environment to provide rich learning
opportunities and enhance their child’s development. We serve expectant
mothers and families with children 0 to 3. Visits take place in the
families’ home once a week for 90 minutes each. Your home visitor
will: provide activities that strengthen parent-child relationships and
help develop and enhance skills they already have; identify learning
opportunities in the home environment; provide a comprehensive program
to children and families which promote sound physical, social, and
emotional growth; provide information to pregnant mothers on baby’s
development, nutrition during pregnancy, and breastfeeding; support the
attachment between parent and child; you are your child’s first
and best Teacher; identify early developmental delays; provide
activities that are planned using a research based curriculum; link
families to community services; provide play groups twice a month for
children & parents to socialize, build relationships, and share
experiences; provide access to dental office appointments; arrange
transportation for doctor visits; and prepare you and your child for the
transition to pre-school. Early Head Start has a certified car
seat specialist through Safe Kids and interpreter services available for
our Spanish families. Services are provided by a Home Visitor that
holds a degree in Social Work or Education and have completed training
on Ohio’s Infant Toddler Guidelines.
A Social / Emotional Consultant is available to assist
with family and behavioral concerns.
Fayette County Head Start
is a free preschool program for children
between the ages of 3 and 5. Head Start offers morning and
afternoon sessions. Head Start provides
breakfast, lunch, and a snack. Children receive developmental, speech,
vision, and hearing screenings onsite. We serve all eligible children,
including children with disabilities. We provide transportation to both
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Head Start Application
Head Start Application
Annual
Report 2010
Mission
Our mission is to enhance the
quality of life by providing a comprehensive and dynamic
program for children and families, to empower and encourage
movement towards self-sufficiency and independence, and to
incorporate Head Start Core Values in all of our lives and
in the lives of those we touch. We value children,
families, and our professional staff.
We foster creativity and innovation
to make a difference in the lives of children and families
we serve, as together we learn and grow each day.
Contact Information
WCH
1400 U.S. Hwy 22
Phone: 740.335.7138
Fax: 740.335.0051
JEFFERSONVILLE
41 Colonial Drive
Phone: 740.426.0051
Fax: 740.335.0051
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History
Head Start began as a Summer Program
in 1965. It's main focus was on the social development of
children. In 1970 parents began having rights and
responsibilities associated with their children being
enrolled in Head Start. In 1990 Head Start serves
60,000 children.
Early Head Start (EHS) was established
in 1995 as a program for families with infants and toddlers
and pregnant women that met certain income guidelines. In
creating EHS, the Congress acted upon evidence from research
and practice which indicates that the time from conception
to age three is critical for human development and that for
infants and toddlers to develop optimally, they must have
healthy beginnings and the continuity of responsive and
caring relationships.
The grant
opportunity for Fayette County became available under
President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (P.L. 111-5). The grant was awarded to Community Action
Commission of Fayette County as part of an expansion grant
for Head Start.
Our program began providing services in
April 2010. For program compliance we are mandated to
follow all Head Start / Early Head Start Program Performance
Standards.
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