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|  Head
Start
The
ultimate pre-school experience
for children 3 to 5 years of age.
Head Start is an early childhood education
program for low-income children and families. Enjoy
the benefits of a family focused program that offers
your child quality care in a nurturing environment.
The proven success of our programs to meet the needs
of young children rests in our ability to support
and enhance strong, caring, and continuous relationships
designed to nurture your child (and family), as
well as our caregiving staff and providers.
Your child will learn in an atmosphere that
instills confidence, strengthens abilities, and
encourages creativity. Woven into our age appropriate
child development curriculum are fun activities
that teach and encourage early literacy skills,
good health, and nutrition. Our program incorporates
a system for measurable results in social competence
and school-readiness.
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Head Start
An
early childhood developmental program
serving children
ages 6 weeks up to 3 years of age.
Enjoy the benefits of a family focused
program that offers your child quality care in a
nurturing environment. The proven success of our
program to meet the needs of young children rests
in our ability to support and enhance strong, caring,
and continuous relationships designed to nurture
the child (and his/her family), as well as our caregiving
staff and providers. |
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A primary goal of our program is to assist you,
the parent as primary caregiver, in establishing
a developmental path that will prepare your child
for long-term success. Our program recognizes and
honors that primary caregivers are critical for
providing infants and toddlers support and emotional
nourishment necessary for healthy development. Infant
activities are designed to nourish and channel children
in appropriate ways that encourage a sense of initiative
and self-directedness. A sense of pleasure, interest
in exploration, early imaginative capacities, and
the sharing of positive emotions begin at a very
young age. The opportunities for play and the
skills play develops are integral to healthy development
and are infused into our curriculum. During the
toddler period, the child, through repeated interactions
with emotionally available caregivers, also begins
to learn basic skills of self-control, emotional
regulation, and negotiation. We help you establish
a network of caring relationships that provides
and ever-expanding circle of support for both your
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Give your child's education a boost contact
us today. We are proud to be an integral part
of providing quality services to children throughout northern
Kennebec and Somerset Counties.
Program
Options | Eligibility
Information | Application
Information
Head
Start services are funded by Federal Head Start,
State
of Maine Department of Human Services childcare funds,
and with contributions from municipalities, public schools,
and
other community partners.
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