The Head Start/Early Head Start program focuses community resources and
services to ensure that families are provided with relevant educational, health,
economic, and social benefits. The program is designed to provide:
Children with age-appropriate learning environments.
• Parents with the information and skills necessary to enhance their child’s
education, social development, and physica
l growth.
• Parent opportunities to become actively involved in the Head Start / Early
Head Start program.
• Opportunities to utilize available social services to assist the family in the effort
to improve the condition and quality of life.
• A comprehensive range of health services comprising medical, dental, mental,
and nutritional services, including meeting the special needs of the child with a disabling condition.
• Food services which will help meet the child’s daily nutritional needs and instill
sound health nutritional habits.
• Equal opportunities for enrollment through a systematic recruitment process
which ensures enrollment of eligible children regardless of race, s*x, creed,
color, national origin, or disabling condition.
• An overall conducive environment that recognizes the significance of cultural
diversity and the unique value of individuals.
