1. +CAPCO Head Start & EarlyHead Start
ProgramsN.Dagele
2. + Mission : The program believes that all families and
childrendeserve the opportunity to develop maintain healthy
andflourishing life. Head Start offers a pre-school program for 3-5
year old childrenin Cortland County at no cost. Early Head Start is
for low income families with infants,toddlers, pregnant women and
their families. The programpromotes healthy prenatal outcomes,
promote healthy familyfunctioning, and development of young
children. Have 2separate programs : Home Based and Center
Based
3. +Overview cont. Serve pregnant woman andinfants Home visit
once a week withthe services of prenatal care,prenatal
education,breastfeeding. Expectant parents will attend asupport
group twice a month Plan activities for the family tohelp the
childrensdevelopment, family literacy,healthy relationships,
parentingsupport and education. Serves 8 infants, 48 toddlers
upuntil 3 years old in classroomsacross the Cortland Community The
centers run Monday toFriday for 6 hours. With 2teachers and one
familyadvocate. Children are provided nutritionalmeals A family
advocate meets withthe family at home once amonth to check in and
modifygoals.Home Based Center Based
4. +Services Offered Social and emotional growthof the child
and family Increased access to medicalcare Special services for
childrenwith disabilities Center Based Programs for4 and 5 year
olds Home Base Programs forprimarily 3 year olds
5. +Experiences forthe Children Creative arts Social
experiences Concept Development Speech and LanguageStimulation
Culturally Diverse experiences
6. +Experiences for Parents Home Visits byprogram staff
Activities for Parents Opportunities forleadership of the HeadStart
Policy Council Regular ParentCommittee meetings Resources and
referralservices
7. +EligibilityChild must meet the following criteria: Be a
Cortland County Resident Be 3 or 4 years old by December 1, 2012 Be
within the income guidelines or receiveTANF or SSIHead Start
8. +2012 Family Income GuidelinesSize Guidelines1 $ 11,0702 $
15,1303 $ 19.0904 $ 23,0505 $ 27,0106 $ 30,9707 $ 34,9308 $
38,890For each additional familymember+ $ 3,960
9. +Summary The Head Start and Early Head Start Programs have
endlessbenefits for the community and the families they serve. The
services they provide not only help families but theyprepare the
children with the basic knowledge that will helpthem when they
reach kindergarten and will benefit for theirentire educational
career. These programs should be spread throughout the country
tobenefit all families who would benefit from their services, it
willgive our children a brighter future for those it didnt
seempossible.
10. +Sources http://fvas.d214.org/academics/preschool.aspx
(Preschoolpicture)
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01455/play_1455104c.jpg
Information is taken from
http://www.capco.org/index.php/what-is-head-start &
http://www.capco.org/index.php/early-head-start
http://cdn.blogs.babble.com/babble-voices/shawn-burns-parenting-with-backpacking-dad/files/2011/09/Preschool-Kids.jpg
