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Community Action Head Start begins Logan County student recruitment
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[April
22, 2013]
Community Action Head Start, a
free program for birth to age 5 for income-eligible families,
is recruiting in Logan County for the 2013-2014 program year. Head
Start knows that parents are the first and most important teachers
of their children and welcomes parents as partners in the Head Start
experience.
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 Head Start is a federally funded preschool program that serves
income-eligible families and children between the ages 3 and 5
years. Early Head Start is a child development program for
income-eligible families and children that serves pregnant mothers,
infants and toddlers to age 3. Logan County Head Start provides
center-based preschool services and Early Head Start provides
home-based services.Children do not have to have a disability to
qualify. The program welcomes all eligible children.
Additional services, including screenings and access to medical,
dental and vision services as well as community services, are what
set Head Start apart from other child development and preschool
programs. Transportation is also available to children and families
to participate and receive full benefit from the program.
If you are interested in applying for Head Start, contact Cathy
McIntosh or Britney Feese, family partnership specialists, at
217-7323448 or 217-735-2398. If you are interested in applying for
Early Head Start, contact Leticia Cook, Libby Canady or Amber
Wright, family educators, at 217-732-2159 ext. 236.
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 The following documentation is
required to complete the application:
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2011 completed tax
forms or W-2s
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Copy of child's
birth certificate or medical card
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Proof of Social Security, TANF, cash
assistance (if you receive it)
Logan County Community Action Head Start is sponsored by the
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois, which serves the
low-income and senior populations of six Illinois counties. For more
information, visit www.capcil.org.
[Text from file received from
Community Action Partnership of
Central Illinois]
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