Indiana County Head Start Inc
HistoryHead Start promotes school readiness for children in low-income families by offering educational, nutritional, health, social, and other services. Since its inception, Head Start has served more than 37 million children, birth to age 5, and their families. In 2019, Head Start was funded to serve nearly 1 million children and pregnant women in centers, family homes, and in family child care homes in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the nation. Learn more about the history of Head Start here. Indiana County Head Start, Inc. provides Head Start and Early Head Start services throughout Indiana County. The agency enrolls 333 children birth through school age. Indiana County Head Start engages the child's family to assist in the preparation of their children's future success. and has become an established and trusted member of the human services and educational system of Indiana County.SpecialtiesHead Start is a federally-funded, high quality child and family development program that promotes the school readiness of low-income children 3-5 years of age by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development in learning environments that support children's growth in language, literacy, math, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning. Are you pregnant or do you have a child age 0-5? You may be eligible for free Head Start or Early Head Start services. At Indiana County Head Start we work with the whole family to help your child succeed in becoming the best he/she can be. We know change doesn't happen over night and we celebrate the small victories right along with you, the parents. If you have concerns about your 3 or 4 year old child's behavior CALL NOW (724-349-6200; ask for Shelley) to do an application for the upcoming school year. Let us help you give your child the HEAD START he/she needs to be ready and successful for school. Head Start also provides children and their families with health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services that are determined, based on family needs assessments, to be necessary.