About
the preschool care program at Head Start
Early childhood development is critically important. At Head Start, our experienced staff help facilitate this period of learning and to take advantage of their growth spurts to the fullest , and that’s what separates us from traditional child care facilities.
Your pre-schooler will be given personalized attention and will be nurtured through every milestone—within a caring and cohesive community.
Individualized care
Our program includes:
- Independent, personnel-directed, and small-group activities that encourage investigation, exploration, and discovery
- Learning approaches that adapt to each child and incorporate their strengths and interests
- Curriculum that supports creative expression, literacy, music, and more
- Confidence-building opportunities to solve problems and make decisions
- STEM learning that encourages future-forward skills
- Safety, security, and cleanliness practices that meet or exceed all state, local, and national guidelines
Preschool program
Preschool is a big year. We’ve designed our program to give the assistance necessary that your child needs as they start attending school.
Our program encourages each child to learn through play, music, language repetition and many hands-on activities including the use of puppets, stories, blocks, table toys, water, music and movement as well as outside activities and playtime. Most importantly, our staff will use teachable moments to encourage learning and independence, while each child explores using all their senses and abilities.
Safety, security, and cleanliness practices that meet or exceed all state, local, and national guidelines
Signature practices
Our program at Head Start offers hands-on approaches to encourage the skills your child will need:
- Everyday Mathematics®: Integrating numbers into real-life routines
- Cooking with Recipes: Creating in the kitchen to learn about counting, measuring, and fractions
- Daily Pre-Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking: Stories and literature to promote the understanding of the relationship between speech and print
- Writing Center: Access to a wide variety of writing tools, paper, and other materials to inspire an interest in writing, creating books, and more
- Science Laboratory: Hands-on opportunities to collect, examine, explore, and experiment with natural materials
- STEM Activities: Building and problem solving using science, technology, engineering, and math
- Woodworking: Real tools and materials to tinker, construct, and explore weight, balance, strength, and texture
