Pocahontas, AR and Surrounding Areas- Head Start & Early Head Start Programs
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Pocahontas, AR and Surrounding Areas- Head Start & Early Head Start Programs are listed below
Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that supports children’s growth in many areas such as language, literacy, and social and emotional development. Head Start emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher. These programs help build relationships with families that support family well-being and many other important areas.
Many Head Start programs also provide Early Head Start, which serves infants, toddlers, and pregnant women and their families who have incomes below the Federal poverty level. Head Start programs prepare America’s most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and in life beyond school. To achieve this, Head Start programs deliver services to children and families in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.
Children from birth to age five from families with low income, according to the Eligibility is generally based on family income at or below the poverty level according to the Poverty Guidelines published by the federal government. Children in foster care, homeless children, and children from families receiving public assistance (TANF or SSI) are eligible regardless of income.
Virginia Atkinson Child Development Center
Programs Offered : Early Head Start Center
Address : 420 W 3rd St , Corning, AR 72422
Phone # : (870) 857-5240
Directions to this location
Program Affiliation : BLACK RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Grant #: 06HP000071)
1403 Hospital Drive , Pocahontas, AR 72455
Program Registration Phone Number : (870)892-4547 – 256
Corning Child Development Center
Programs Offered : Head Start Center
Address : 419 W 3rd St , Corning, AR 72422
Phone # : (870) 857-6572
Directions to this location
Program Affiliation : Black River Area Development Corporation Child Development Programs (Grant #: 06CH7200)
1403 Hospital Drive , Pocahontas, AR 72455
Program Registration Phone Number : (870)892-4547 – 256
Piggott Child Development Center
Programs Offered : Head Start and Early Head Start Center
Address : 1020 S Taylor Ave , Piggott, AR 72454
Phone # : (870) 598-5850
Directions to this location
Program Affiliation : Black River Area Development Corporation Child Development Programs (Grant #: 06CH7200)
1403 Hospital Drive , Pocahontas, AR 72455
Program Registration Phone Number : (870)892-4547 – 256
Black River Early Child Development Center
Programs Offered : Early Head Start Center
Address : 2309 Old County Rd , Pocahontas, AR 72455
Phone # : (870) 892-0000
Directions to this location
Program Affiliation : BLACK RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Grant #: 06HP000071)
1403 Hospital Drive , Pocahontas, AR 72455
Program Registration Phone Number : (870)892-4547 – 256
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