South Macoupin Head Start

07/13/2026

07/13/2026

Please join us and bring your friends to movie night! We still have openings at our school next year; please tell all of your friends!

04/11/2026

South Macoupin Head Start would like to give a huge thank you to our community for the egg, candy, and basket donations! We appreciate your support! ❤️

01/31/2026

Can’t wait for a new member to join our team! Great hours and two months off in the summer. Excellent child/teacher ratios too!

JOIN OUR TEAM!!!!

We are looking to fill a teacher position at our Benld Head Start classroom! Full-time with summers off! Excellent benefits and generous vacation, personal and sick time accruals, as well as 12 paid holidays per year.

If you are passionate about helping our youth build better lives, then please consider this opportunity!

For more information or to apply, please visit our website at https://ilvalley-edc.org/employment/ or stop by our Gillespie Admin Office to pick up an application.

EOE

12/17/2025

Christmas carols with Mr Jess Barker - Mr Jess Barker visits us approximately once a month to share the gift of music with our students.

12/12/2025

We are enjoying this festive time of year!

11/06/2025

We are looking for ball donations for an upcoming unit. If you have any golf balls, tennis balls, racquet, volleyballs, footballs, basketballs, etc that you are willing to donate, please bring them to our school. Thank you so much!

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11/05/2025

Today we honored our In-Kind top earners for October by having a playdate with goats! 18 students earned the Goat Experience by submitting at least 100 home activities in one month! It was so much fun!

11/02/2025

So many thanks to the community of Benld for coming out on Friday to make our Head Start kids’ day absolutely fabulous! You spoiled us, Benld! Thank you to Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation, Dano’s, Casey’s, D&R Automotive, Dud’s, The Italian Club of Benld, Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation Senior Meals Program, Benld Library, Habenstreit Apartments, Stan’s Barbershop, Benld City Hall, Gillespie Police, and several other Benld community members. My apologies if I missed anyone. Thank you!!!! 🎃 ❤️ 🍬