Head Start
Head Start is a federal and state funded program offering:
- 4 ½ or 5 hour instructional day
- Extended hours available for working families
- Qualified teaching staff
- Staff certified in Infant and Child First Aid
- Individualized learning activities
- Educational screenings
- Health screenings and follow up
- Parent workshops and support services
- Breakfast and lunch provided
- Registered nurse on duty
- Enroll children with disabilities
- A smooth transition form pre-kindergarten to kindergarten
- Use a curriculum that will help your child grow academically and socially
- Small class sizes
Head Start serves 437 children in all of Schuylkill County through center based and home based options. Head Start is currently the only comprehensive, family-focused agency. By enrolling your child into Head Start you are preparing your child both academically and socially for a smooth transition into kindergarten.
"One Window of Opportunity" Video
Please take a few minutes to view the animated video below: "One Window of Opportunity", which captures a child's perspective on the vast possibilities Head Start offers America's young children. This animated video spotlights the critical "window of opportunity" during the first five years of a child's life, when essential cognitive, social, and emotional development occurs.
For additional information on the National Head Start's