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PIC Head Start/Early Head Start of Beaver County Recruitment for the 2024-2025 School Year
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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 Beaver County, a program of the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. (PIC), will be taking applications for our locations throughout Beaver County for the 2024-2025 school year, beginning in March. We will be hosting a Registration Day on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 10:00AM – 6:30PM at the following locations: Aliquippa Elementary, Beaver Valley Mall, New Brighton Middle School, Ambridge, & Beaver Falls. This will be an opportunity to meet teachers & other staff, tour the classrooms, playgrounds, ask questions, fill out an application and MORE! Information about this event can also be found on our Facebook and Instagram pages along with additional details.
Head Start/Early Head Start of Beaver County provides comprehensive early childhood education services to families with children from 6 weeks to five years, including complete services to children with disabilities and other special needs, at no cost to the parent.
Early Head Start provides classroom-based services to children from 6 weeks to three years of age and their families. Our Early Head Start Child Care Partnership program provides center-based services that support high-quality care to families with infants and toddlers enrolled in participating child care centers. Families are also offered monthly visits to provide accompanying comprehensive services to the families such as social service, nutrition, and mental health referrals.
The Head Start program prepares preschoolers, aged three to five years, to make the transition into kindergarten. Children learn how to get along with other children while exploring and learning through play. The children discover a variety of subjects including numbers, letters, and words.
Head Start services are offered through classroom-based services, staff also help parents find ways to meet family needs through community resources and services. Classroom services are offered at various locations throughout the county, 5 days per week, 5-6 hours per day. These services provide children with communication and relationship building skills, while exploring and learning through play. The children develop a variety of school readiness skills including fine motor, gross motor, math, language, and literacy.
Through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), children are served healthy and nutritious meals and snacks while attending classroom and home-based socials. Parents are encouraged to participate in program planning and decision-making. Volunteer opportunities in the classroom and family engagement events allow parents to learn more about how to be involved in their child’s learning and development.
Research has consistently shown that children who enter school ready to learn succeed academically later in life. To complete an application for Head Start or Early Head Start, please call the office at 724-728-2110, visit the website at www.privateindustrycouncil.com, or stop by our Beaver Valley Mall location anytime Monday-Friday from 8:00AM-4:30PM.
PIC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building tomorrow’s workforce in southwestern Pennsylvania. It has administered the Head Start program in Beaver County since 2013 and the Early Head Start program since 2017. Head Start/Early Head Start of Beaver County does not discriminate against any person based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability.