Head Start serves children ages three to five and their families.

Head Start services for children promote school readiness, and include early education, health, nutrition, mental health, and services for children with special needs.  Services for parents promote family engagement, and include parent leadership and social service supports.

The goals of Head Start are as follows:

  • To promote children’s social competence and school readiness by enhancing the social, cognitive, physical and emotional development of children
  • To engage parents in their children’s learning and as the primary nurturers of their children
  • To help parents in making progress toward their goals (e.g., educational, literacy and employment), and
  • To involve parents in program decisions and development

A research-based program that helps prepare children for success in school and in life.  Head Start is one of the most researched and evaluated early childhood programs in America.  Dr. Steven Barnett of the National Institute of Early Education Research (NIEER) documents research studies which have shown that children enrolled in Head Start have increased achievement test scores, decreased grade repetition and special education needs, and increased graduation rates.  Read more (http://nieer.org/resources/research/PreschoolLastingEffects.pdf)

GREAT NEWS!!! SEVCA Head Start and Child Care is happy to announce another resource to help with Child Care expenses…

 

Families—You may soon qualify for new opportunities that will help you pay for child care. On October 7, the state will expand the eligibility criteria for child care tuition assistance. This will allow thousands more Vermont families to access free or lower-cost child care. Learn more and review the application here, and please reach out with any questions so we can help connect you to the right resources. Please reach out to the following Family Partners if you have questions:

 

Chester Community Preschool  (Chester) ~ Katie Murphy kmurphy@sevca.org  / 802-460-0297

Pine Street Preschool (Springfield) ~ Michohn Parmenter (mparmenter@sevca.org / 802-460-1285

 

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