Early Head Start

Highlights

Early Head Start

Head Start

Locations

CORS Head Start: Full-Week / Full-Year Option

Operates 6 hours per day, five days per week in a child-friendly classroom setting

Individualized learning plans and small group, child-focused teaching activities

Low teacher-to-child ratio

Opportunities for parents to help with classroom activities and at home

Services for children with special needs

Home-Based Option – Full Year Option

Weekly 1.5 hour home visits; 48 weeks per year

Periodic group socialization days in a child-friendly classroom setting at a local CORS Head Start center

Comprehensive physical health, mental health and age-appropriate nutrition services for children and families

Services for children with special needs

Pregnant Women Option

Weekly home visits until after the birth of the child at no cost

Educational support on prenatal development and mother’s prenatal care

Social service agency referrals, as needed, with follow up assistance

Postnatal visit by an on-staff certified nurse

Early Head Start

Pregnant women to infant/toddlers birth to 36 months

Head Start

Preschoolers 36-60 months

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