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Head Start Services Provided

Center For Family Services Head Start program provides comprehensive services to children and families including:
  1. Education: Each classroom provides a safe and engaging learning environment that supports a young child’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth and development. Children’s individual interests, languages, cultural backgrounds and learning styles are taken into account. Parent/Teacher conferences and other meetings are scheduled throughout the year.
     
  2. Special Education Services: Center For Family Services’ Head Start welcomes children with disabilities, who are given enrollment priority points.
     
  3. Family Services: Each family is assigned a Family Advocate who will help the family identify strengths, define services and supports needed, set goals, and link families to social services referrals. The family and the Family Advocate work together in a partnership to help the family progress toward achieving and attaining goals and services which support positive development of the child in the home.
     
  4. Family Involvement: Families are involved in many aspects of the program including individualized family services, special events, parent trainings, and volunteering. This participation may include serving on a variety of committees such as the parent board known as the Policy Council.
     
  5. Mental Health: Center For Family Services Head Start provides mental wellness activities in the classroom and works with families around their child’s mental health and behavior.
     
  6. Health: Family Advocates assist families in getting health services for their children as needed.  Children are required to have current vaccinations and physical and dental exams, as well as hearing and vision screenings.
     
  7. Nutrition: Families and the Family Advocate discuss their child’s eating habits and nutrition in general. Children receive nutritious meals for breakfast, lunch, and snack.