Early
Head Start (EHS) serves low income
families with children from birth
to three years old and pregnant
women who reside in the upcounty
area of Montgomery County. Activities
occur in the home and in the Family
Services Child Development Center,
with group activities on a regularly
scheduled basis. Emphasis is placed
on child development and extensive
support services for families. Parents
actively participate in the program's
governance activities.
Early Head Start received $1.77
million to expand their school readiness
and child development program. To
see the latest pictures of the new
Discovery Station please click
here.
Early
Head Start Provides:
- A
dual option program offering both
home-visiting and center-based
services to enrolled children
- Instruction
on infant and toddler development
- Modeling
positive parent-child interactions
- Health
assessments
- Case
management
- Parenting
skill training
- Linkages
to community resources
- Father
or male involvement activities
- Education,
employment and training support
services
Early Learning Mentor Coach Program: FSI received an ARRA grant to provide on-the-job guidance, coaching and training to early childhood classroom teachers, home visitors and family childcare providers at Early Head Start programs in Maryland in an effort to promote high quality programming and successful child outcomes. To learn more about this program please click here!
Eligibility
Requirements:
To
participate in Early Head Start
you must live in upper Montgomery
County and be income eligible. You
must also have at least one child
younger than 27 months or be expecting
a child.
To learn more about
the Early Head Start program at
Family Services, Inc. call 301-840-3272
or email molinam@fs-inc.org.
To view the 2009 Early Head
Start Community Assessment please
click
here.
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