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School Year 2015-2016 Head Start/Early Head Start Recruitment
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Lemont Furnace Head Start Classroom Children received nutrition bags from the TOP
Students from Benjamin Franklin Elementary’s 7th grade TOP (Teen Outreach Program) donated nutrition bags to all the children as take-home activities. The TOP program is a voluntary, nationally recognized, evidence-based program providing teens with the tools and...
PA Pre-K Counts- Providing Opportunities in our Communities
Opportunities provided by the PA Pre-K Counts program go far beyond learning ABC’s and 123’s! The opportunities are not limited to the students in our classrooms; they extend to families and the staff that serve those students. If you’re not familiar with Pa Pre-K...
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Head Start / Early Head Start FAQs The Private Industry Council discusses frequently asked questions for Head Start and Early Head Start students. Private Industry Council operates the Head Start / Early Head Start program for Beaver and Fayette Counties in the...
Head Start/Early Head Start of Fayette County, a program of the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. (PIC), will be recruiting throughout Fayette County beginning in March. Staff will be taking applications for the 2015-2016 program year.
Head Start/Early Head Start of Fayette County provides comprehensive early childhood education services to low-income families with children from birth to age five and pregnant women including inclusive services to children with disabilities and other special needs.
Early Head Start provides free services to pregnant women and children up to three years of age and their families.
The Head Start program, which is also free, prepares preschoolers to make the transition into kindergarten. Children learn to get along well with other children. They explore and learn through play; they learn about numbers, letters, words and many other things!
Head Start services are offered through classroom- and home-based options. Through home-based programming, instructors visit families in their homes to work on children’s learning goals. They also help parents find ways to meet family needs through community resources and services.
Through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), children are served healthy and nutritious meals and snacks while attending Head Start classrooms and home based socials. Parents may participate in program planning and decision-making and volunteer in the classroom to learn more about how to help children learn and develop.
Research has consistently shown that children who enter school ready to learn succeed academically later in life. If you are interested in signing your child up for Head Start or Early Head Start, please call our office at 724-430-4818 or visit us at www.privateindustrycouncil.com.