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Head Start Programs Early Childhood Programs
Community Action Partnership of
Cambria County is the Grantee for our local Head Start, Head Start State
Supplemental, and PA Pre-K Counts Programs.
Fully funded enrollment for the Head Start and Head Start State
Supplemental (HSSAP), and PA Pre-K Counts programs equals 570 preschool aged
children who qualify within the family income guidelines, ranging from below
poverty level to 300% of poverty level income. Programs are currently offered through 6
center facility sites throughout Cambria County and range from Full-day to
Part-day programming. Children may
also receive services through the Home Based Program option or the Home
Based-Center Based Combination option. Numerous Services offered within CAPCC’s
Early Childhood Programs include:
Education through Creative Curriculum, Socialization, Transportation,
Nutrition, Medical, Dental, and Vision Screenings and Referrals, Disability
and Mental Health Services and Referrals, Family and Community Advocacy and
Partnerships, Shared Governance and Leadership, Fatherhood Initiative and
Male Mentoring, and so much more. Head Start Established in 1965, Head
Start promotes school readiness for children, ages three to five, in
low-income families by offering educational, nutritional, health, social and
other services. Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the
social and cognitive development of children through the provision of
educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled
children and families. Programs actively engage parents in their children's
learning and help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy
and employment goals. Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of
parents in the administration of local Head Start programs. Early Head Start, launched in
1995, provides support to low-income infants, toddlers, pregnant women and
their families. EHS programs enhance children's physical, social, emotional,
and intellectual development; assist pregnant women to access comprehensive
prenatal and postpartum care; support parents' efforts to fulfill their
parental roles; and help parents move toward self-sufficiency. Together Head
Start and Early Head Start have served tens of millions of children and their
families. HEAD START SUPPLEMENTAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM In
addition to federal funds, more than $37 million in state funding for Head
Start services is allocated to 48 of the Head Start grantees to provide
services to approximately 5,500 children in the Head Start Supplemental Assistance
Program (HSSAP). The
PA HSSCO works to ensure the effective implementation of this program as one
of the state's strategies for building early childhood systems and access to
comprehensive services and support for low-income children. The HSSAP requires that grantees follow the
Head Start Performance Standards when serving state-funded children. In addition, partnerships with child care,
preschools, and intermediate units are an integral part of the HSSAP. The
HSSAP funding is awarded through the PA Department of Education (PDE) to
provide services to additional children eligible for Head Start (Priority 1),
or to extend the amount of services (length of day, number of days per year)
for federally enrolled children (Priority 2).
The HSSCO administers the Head Start State Supplemental Assistance
Program through PDE, the PA Key, and the Berks County Intermediate Unit. PA Pre-K Counts
Program Pennsylvania
Pre-K Counts classrooms will: • have teachers with the education and
expertise to teach young children; • use a curriculum that will help your
child grow academically and socially; • regularly review your child’s progress
and choose teaching and learning activities that are best for your child; • help you and your child adjust to
pre-kindergarten and smoothly move on to kindergarten; and • offer a small class size (20 students
per one teacher and one aide) so that your child can have plenty of
one-on-one time with the teachers. By enrolling your child in PA Pre-K Counts, you can give your child a great start to a bright future. Program
Services
Early Childhood Development and Health
CAPCC’s Early Childhood Program’s commitment to
wellness embraces a comprehensive vision of health for children, families,
and staff. The objective of Child Health and Development Services is to
ensure that, through collaboration among families, staff, and health
professionals, all child health and developmental concerns are identified,
and children and families are linked to an ongoing source of continuous,
accessible care to meet their basic health needs. The objective of Education and Early Childhood
Development is to provide all children with a safe, nurturing, engaging,
enjoyable, and secure learning environment, in order to help them gain the
awareness, skills, and confidence necessary to succeed in their present
environment, and to deal with later responsibilities in school and in life.
Each child is treated as an individual in an inclusive community that values,
respects, and responds to diversity. The varied experiences provided by the
program support the continuum of children’s growth and development, which
includes the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of each
child. Family and Community Partnerships
CAPCC Early Childhood Programming offers
parents opportunities and support for growth, so that they can identify their
own strengths, needs and interests, and find their own solutions. The
objective of Family Partnerships is to support parents as they identify and
meet their own goals, nurture the development of their children in the
context of their family and culture, and advocate for communities that are
supportive of children and families of all cultures. The building of trusting,
collaborative relationships between parents and staff allows them to share
with and to learn from one another. We serve families within the context
of the community, and recognizes that many other
agencies and groups work with the same families. The objective of Community
Partnerships is to ensure that grantee and delegate agencies collaborate with
partners in their communities, in order to provide the highest level of
services to children and families, to foster the development of a continuum
of family centered services, and to advocate for a community that shares
responsibility for the healthy development of children and families of all
cultures. For additional information, please visit these
websites: National
Head Start Association Pennsylvania Head Start Association- Watch video shot by PHSA Board
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