Educational Curriculum
Head Start is a federally-funded comprehensive, quality preschool program that provides learning experiences focusing on the domains of learning. Head Start assists in the development of social competence so preschoolers will be ready for and successful in school.
Head Start & Early Head Start
Overview
Family Forum, Inc. provides Head Start and Early Head Start services and works in partnership with families to provide a strong support network for low-income families of preschool children. Head Start provides preschool children and their families with activities that help them grow cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically. Head Start helps all children and their families succeed.
Services are offered to meet the special needs of children with disabilities. The Head Start staff recognize that, as parents, you are the first and most important teachers of your children. We welcome your involvement in Head Start activities and will work as partners with you to help your child and family progress.
If you or a family member has a special concern, you can receive help though Head Start. Head Start staff work with and support families in need of medical, nutritional, social, educational, and employment services through identifying and utilizing community resources. We will also follow up to ensure you receive the assistance needed.
Parental Role
The success of Head Start / Early Head Start depends on your continued involvement.
The benefits of Head Start / Early Head Start are rooted in change.
These changes must take place in the family, the community, and the attitudes of people and institutes that have an impact on them.
We cannot do it alone.
Your understanding, support, and input are essential to our program.
Your volunteer services are a valuable fiscal contribution to us and a great learning opportunity for you.
Research indicates that the more you are involved in your child’s learning, the more gains your child will make in social competence and school readiness.
Participation
Head Start / Early Head Start has a number of areas in which you may choose to become involved.
Classroom or center involvement, including volunteering the classroom
Acting as a resource person in the classroom
Volunteering on field trips
Bus Monitoring
Office Assistant
Monthly Parent committee meetings, which will include you (as a parent) providing input into the center or other Head Start activities
Policy involvement, which includes being a member of Head Start Policy Council. This is an elected position. Parents from each center meet monthly to provide guidance, input, discussion, and approve or disapprove policies or procedures affecting our Head Start program. Ashland, WI is the central meeting place.
Home activities that are in coordination with your child’s Head Start classroom or center curriculum.
Our Services
Center-based Learning (Early Head Start) is available to:
Children ages 6 weeks up to 35 months
Year Round program
Highly educated and trained staff
These children participate in learning activities at the Head Start center during varied classroom sessions.
Nutritional meals and snacks are provided each day.
Frog Street Curriculum
Diapers provided
Family Support
Classroom environment setup for individual child’s goals.
Superior location only
Home-based Learning (Early Head Start) is available to:
Children (and their families) prenatal to age 3.
A highly trained home visitor comes to your home for one and one half hours each week offering family support.
Along with the home visitor’s support, you receive “Love and Learn” curriculum to assist you in planning activities that promote the development of your child.
Child / parent socializations are held twice a month for group learning opportunities.
Increases parent awareness of how their child grows from birth up to age 3.
No cost to be a part of the programs.
Year round program
Increases knowledge and access to community resources
Partners for a Healthy Baby Curriculum
Your child is able to come to our center based program when they turn 3.
Center-based Learning (Head Start) is available to:
Children between the ages of 3 and 5.
These children participate in learning activities at the Head Start center during varied classroom sessions.
Nutritional meals and snacks are provided each day.
Meals are served family-style to teach children table manners.
Children also learn to set tables and clean-up afterwards.
To encourage personal hygiene, children wash their hands before each meal and brush their teeth after each meal.
“I believe in our mission and the need for quality, comprehensive care.”
