What is Head Start? What is Early Head
Start?
Head Start and Early Head Start
are comprehensive child development programs which serve children
from birth to age 5, pregnant woman and their families. They are
child-focused programs, and have the overall goal of increasing the
social competence of young children in low-income families.
By "social competence" is meant the child's everyday effectiveness
in dealing with both his or her present environment and later
responsibilities in school and life. Social competence takes
into account the interrelatedness of social, emotional, cognitive,
and physical development.What is
the Oglala Lakota College Head Start Program?
Our goal is to provide a full
range of services to meet the needs of Lakota children from 0-5 and
their families addressing cognitive, emotional, physical,
nutritional, mental health, and Lakota language and culture
development of children and the development needs of families.
How do I enroll my child in the Head
Start/Early Head Start Program?
You can pick up and Eligibility Application , it will be reviewed
and you will be contacted if we need more information or if your
family does not qualify for services. Once your family has been
determined eligible you will receive additional documents to fill
out to complete the registration process.
What age is eligible to participate in
the Head Start/Early Head Start Program?
To be eligible for Head Start services, a child must be at least
three years old by the date used to determine eligibility for public
school in the community in which the Program is located, except in
cases where the Program approved grant provided specific authority
to serve younger children. Examples of such exceptions are
programs serving children of migrant families and Early Head Start
programs. To be eligible for Early Head Start a child must be
at lest 6 weeks old.
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