CASEWV HEAD START PRESCHOOL & EARLY HEAD START, CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP
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Our Programs
Child Care Partnership
The CASEWV Child Care Partnership is a component of their Early Head Start program that enhances developmental services for low-income infants, toddlers, and their families. This initiative brings together the strengths of Early Head Start and local child care providers by "layering" funding to offer comprehensive, full-day, and full-year services. Through these partnerships, children in participating child care centers receive the benefits of the Early Head Start program, including health screenings, nutritious meals, and strong support for their development. The program also provides enhanced professional development for child care staff and helps parents become more engaged in their child's education, ultimately preparing children for a smooth transition into Head Start and preschool.
CASEWV Head Start Preschool is a comprehensive, federally funded initiative designed to promote school readiness for children from age three to age five from income-eligible families in Mercer and Summers counties.CASEWV's Head Start focuses on the holistic development of children by providing services in early learning, health, and family well-being. This includes a robust curriculum, health screenings, nutritious meals, and transportation. A key component of the program is active parent engagement, recognizing the crucial role families play in a child's success. CASEWV also works to connect families with community resources to help them achieve their own goals and move toward self-sufficiency.
Early Head Start
The CASEWV Early Head Start program is a federally funded initiative that provides comprehensive, family-centered services to low-income expectant mothers and families with infants and toddlers up to age three. The program focuses on promoting healthy prenatal care and the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of young children.
Eligibility into programs is based on family income and other qualifying factors:
Children must be age 0-5.
All foster children and those experiencing homelessness are eligible.
Families must reside in Mercer or Summers counties.
Pre-K classrooms are also available and are open to residents of the two counties.
We accept a limited number of children who have income above the income guidelines.
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Select your local Head Start Center to learn more.
Cumberland Heights Head Start Center
New Hope Head Start Center
Thorn Street Head Start Center
Summers County Head Start Center
Resources
Be apart of your child’s class.
CASEWV Head Start Preschool uses Classdojo to keep parents and guardians involved in their child’s success.
Key Elements to CASEWV Head Start Success
Education
Programs are designed to foster intellectual, physical, social, and emotional growth through site- and home-based programs. Services enhance school-readiness.
Family Services
Services are offered to link families with related community resources.
Parent Engagement
Parents are their child’s first and primary educators, and we help facilitate that process and work with families to build their skills.
Mental Health & Disabilities
The Program offers services to children and families to meet their emotional and behavioral needs.
Nutrition
Children are given two nourishing meals each day- Breakfast and lunch- Parents are educated in providing healthy meals and snacks to their child. Head Start programs provide nutritious meals to children in their care. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) aims to improve the quality of these meals and make them more affordable. Under the CACFP nutrition standards, meals and snacks should include a great variety of vegetables and fruits, more whole grains, and less added sugar and saturated fat. The standards also encourage breastfeeding and better align with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Comprehensive Health
The program provides vision, hearing, dental, and speech screenings. Screening and assessment provide valuable information about each child's interests, strengths, and needs. Screening gives a snapshot of whether the child's development is on track. Assessment is an ongoing process that includes observation and provides information about development over time. Systematic, ongoing child assessment provides information on children's development and learning. It helps inform curriculum planning, teaching, and individualizing for each child across all Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework domains.
Learn more at headstart.org
Transportation Services
Transportation services are provided to all Head Start children. Head Start transportation teams have an important job. Each day, safe and reliable transportation services can be a child’s first interaction with Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Not only do transportation teams have to ensure that buses are safe and routes run on time, they also must supervise children.
Expectant Mothers
Early Head Start provides home-based services to expectant mothers and educating them for delivery of their child.
We are complaint with USDA Non-Discrimination Statements.
For more information on the USDA Non-Descrimination Statement click here.
We are a WIC partner.
Meet the Leadership Team
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Tamara Mitchell
Program Director
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Suzette Parks
Assistant Director
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Shannon Green
CAS: Health & Mental Health
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Chris Shepherd
CAS: ERSEA & Family Service
This website is supported by Grant Number 03CH012760 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia, Inc. and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.