Greenville Head Start in Greenville, MI

Day Care Description

TRANSPORTATION - INFANT/TODDLER -
Studies have shown that children in need often start school without the skills and confidence to keep up with their classmates. They fall behind and as the years pass their troubles are compounded they do poorly or drop out of school entirely. Head Starts goal is to close the gap ensuring that children begin school as confident healthy and prepared students increasing their chances of academic success.
Early Head Start is a child development program that is offered to pregnant women infants and toddlers under 3. It is a home-based program with weekly visits to your home or daycare and monthly socializations for parent(s) and child.
Head Start preschools provide children with a safe environment nutritious meals health care and the skills they need to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. Children attend early childhood centers four half days each week.
The Head Start program focuses on child development family support and medical and nutritional care of enrolled children. Both programs are free of charge to children whose familys income falls within certain guidelines and to children with disabilities.
Though the young child is Head Starts primary focus the goals of the program do not end there. The mission of the Head Start program is to break the cycle of poverty and help families become and stay self-supporting. Parents children and the community all benefit when the family is stable and self-sufficient.
Head Start recognizes that the parent is the childs first and most important teacher as well as a valuable resource to the community. The program encourages parents to become involved in their childs education by participating in home visits or volunteering in the Head Start center. Once a month either socializations or parent meetings are offered to help parents.

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Accept vouchers

No

Inspection URL

http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/brs_cdc/dt_lfl.asp?CDC_LIC_NBR=DC590295110

Special Needs

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Operating hours

SPLIT SHIFT Monday to Friday