Head Start
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Head Start Annual Report
Head Start, Early Head Start & Child Care
Give Your Child A Head Start
Call toll-free to enroll:
1-877-367-2008
For enrollment information, please contact:
Debby Coofer, Enrollment Manager
Telephone: (401) 367-2001, x206
For general information, please contact:
Michael Carbone, Director
Telephone: (401) 846-5454, x145
East Bay Community Action Program's Head Start, Early Head Start and Child Care programs provide comprehensive child development services to children ages birth to five and their families annually. The goal of the program is to enhance the cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of low-income, at-risk children, in an effort to prepare them for kindergarten, ready to learn and succeed.
Services include:
- Developmentally appropriate preschool programs at no cost to income eligible children
- Full-day, year-round child care for infants, toddlers and preschool children
- Healthy meals and snacks
- On site nurse, nutritionist and mental health services
- Comprehensive social services
- Visits to families
- Adult education, employment and job training referrals
- Parenting workshops
Services are provided at no cost to income eligible families, specifically those families living at or below Federal poverty guidelines or who are receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Children ages 0-5 in the Foster Care system are automatically eligible at no cost. More than 10% of enrolled children have a diagnosed disability. Services are provided to families living in Newport County, Warren, Bristol, Barrington and East Providence, Rhode Island.
Head Start offers a part day (9AM-1PM), part year option for preschoolers aged 3-5, and a full day, year round option for infants, toddlers and preschoolers to accommodate working parents. A home based program provides weekly home visits and regularly scheduled socialization opportunities for pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers.
Family engagement is a major area of focus. We work in partnership will all parents by:
• supporting parents as their child’s primary educators, nurturers, and advocates,
• providing every parent with opportunities for a significant experience in our program,
• and ensuring that parents are involved in making policy decisions for their Head Start/ Early Head Start program.
Although daily transportation is not provided, our Willett Avenue, Mary V. Quirk and Newport sites are on RI Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) bus lines. Head Start staff will also assist families to understand and access transportation options through the following services: provision of information about RIPTA bus passes, routes and other services; and individual assistance with transportation issues such as flexible scheduling and alternative site placements.
Click here for the 2011-2012 school year calendar.
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