Our
Services/Programs
Education
We provide migrant and seasonal children learning environments and experiences
that enable them to solve problems, initiate activities, explore, question, and
gain mastery through learning by doing. We make home visits twice a year,
allowing parents and Head Start staff the opportunity to jointly develop goals
for the children.
Health and Disability Services
We provide a broad range of medical, dental, and mental health activities to
promote sound physical, social, and emotional growth and development. We offer
total health screenings for infants, toddlers, and preschool children. Parent
health education teaches migrant and seasonal families how to assess and seek
help and care for their children's health. Over ten percent of the children we
serve have disabilities.
Nutrition
We conduct nutrition education in the classroom and in the home. We serve
breakfast and lunch, or lunch and an afternoon snack, family style. All meals
meet USDA/Head Start requirements. The meals/snacks we serve support the
health-medical-dental component.
Parent Involvement
We offer parents educational, nutritional, medical, dental, mental health, and
social services training with concrete experiences to support them in their role
as parents. Migrant and seasonal programs accommodate the working schedules of
parents by conducting center and parent council meetings in the evening or on
weekends. Parent meetings allow parents to be active in the decision making
process of their local programs.
Social Services
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs teach migrant and seasonal families how
to find and utilize available local community services and resources enabling
them to improve their families' condition and quality of life.
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