pre-enrollment

Lake Cumberland Head Start/Eaarly Head Start is now taking applications for the 2014-15 school year. Head Start if for three to four year-old children and Early Head Start is for income-eligible families including pregnant women, and toddlers through age three.

In Kentucky, school readiness means that each child enters school ready to engage in and benefit from early learning experiences that best promote the child’s success. Families, early care and education providers, school staff, and community partners must work together to provide environments and developmental experiences that promote growth and learning to ensure that all children in Kentucky enter school eager and excited to learn.

The five developmental areas for school readiness are: approaches to learning; health and physical wellbeing; language and communication development; social and emotional development; cognitive and general knowledge.

Head Start provides:

— Developmentally appropriate preschool classes.

— Meals during class sessions.

–Wellness screenings: speech, motor and cognitive development.

— Support sources and information to families–GED, housing, health, employment, etc.

— Parent training opportunities.

Head Start children attend Monday-Thursday weekly from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Applications may be picked up at the Head Start Center Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. or email lisa.jarvis@lc-hs.org. Head Start is located in the Early Childhood Center.

Head Start/EHS welcomes children with disabilities and special needs! For more information call: Clinton County Head Start at 387-8747 or Clinton County Early Head Start at 387-0804.