Delta Head Start
AGES 0 TO 5 YEARS OLD
Mission Statement
Teach and reach children and families by working together with families, communities, and creative partnerships through high quality services. Thus, empowering families to shape their future, one child at a time.
Early Head Start / Home Based
Early Head Start is a federally funded community based program for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers.
The program is at no cost to eligible families and offers
- Health Screenings
- Child Development Screenings
- Nutritious Meals and Snacks
- Serving Children with Special Needs (even with severe disabilities)
- Family Services
- Full Year / Full Day childcare
- Qualified teachers and staff
Head Start
Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities. They also receive free medical and dental care, have healthy meals and snacks, and enjoy playing indoors and outdoors in a safe setting.
Head Start helps all children succeed. Services are offered to meet the special needs of children with disabilities. Most children in Head Start are between the ages of three and five years old. Services are also available to infants and toddlers in selected sites.
