Provides a no-cost child and family development program for families with children living in Ramsey County. The program focuses on school-readiness to prepare children for Kindergarten by utilizing developmentally appropriate and social-emotional curriculum. Provides: - Early Head Start: A home- and center-based program to support children and families to be their first and most important teacher - Encouragement of children to speak their native/home language, as well as English - Free meals, family fun, and parent engagement events - Head Start: Offers extended and full day programs for children

- Early Head Start: Full-day, full-year, family-centered early care and education program for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers ages birth to 3 years and their families. Offers multiple options, including Home Based, Part Day Center Based, and Full Day Center Based. - Head Start: Child and family development program that focuses on comprehensive services for pregnant women, children from birth to 5 year,s and their families. Approach to service includes: - Education - Health - Mental health - Nutrition - Parent engagement - Social services

Helps prepare children for success in school and provides comprehensive, individualized services for preschoolers that support healthy cognitive, physical, and social-emotional growth and development.

Head Start is a comprehensive preschool program focusing on child development and serving 3 and 4 year old children and their families. Services include health, nutrition, education, parent involvement, social services, mental health, disabilities and school readiness. Early Head Start is a home visiting program for pregnant women and children ages birth - 3. Consists of weekly, 90-minute home visits focusing on connection to resources, parenting, early intervention, and preparation for Head Start or other preschool program.

Goal is to give young children quality learning and care to grow to their full potential including nutritional and health needs are addressed, and meals and snacks furnished for enrolled children. Offers center-based classes 4 days per week, in a classroom setting from September - May.

Head Start Head Start is a center-based preschool program for children 3-5 years old. Program includes: - Education: School readiness goals in the areas of language, literacy, math, science, health, and social-emotional skills ?- Family goal-setting ??- Health and safety ??- Nutrition ?- Social and emotional health ??- Social services ??- Screenings and follow-up for health, development, and behavior ??- Services for children with disabilities ??- Transition services Early Head Start ?The program includes weekly home visits with parents and their child(ren), teaching and partnering with them in the areas of child development, health, mental health, family health, and development and family resources. Weekly home visits include: ?- Assisting pregnant women with accessing comprehensive prenatal care to promote healthy development and a safe delivery. ?- Information and referrals to other community agencies as needed. ?- Parenting information and screenings to ensure that children are developmentally on track. ?- Playgroup sessions are provided throughout the year where parents and children can build friendships and discuss interesting parenting topics. ?- Supporting parent's efforts to meet the challenges of parenting. ?- Working with parents to ensure that children have access to quality health care, including dental, vision, speech, hearing, nutritional, mental health screenings, and physical exams and immunizations. Pregnant women and children up to 3 years old may apply for this year-long opportunity.

Provides comprehensive services to children, pregnant women, and families of early childhood-aged children. Provides activities, interactions, and interventions that assist children to develop and grow cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically in nurturing, supportive environments. Services provided are in the areas of: - Disabilities - Education ?- Family Partnerships - Health - Literacy - Mental Health - Multicultural - Nutrition - Parent Involvement - Safety - Transition - Transportation

Head Start is a federal program for preschool children from low-income families. A comprehensive child development program designed for young children and their families in the areas of health, nutrition, social services, parent involvement, and education. The program is designed to serve low-income children and their families. Some children with special needs may be enrolled regardless of income. Head Start Programs are available in the following locations: - Alexandria ?- Brandon ?- Elbow Lake ?- Fergus Falls ?- Menahga ?- Morris ?- Osakis ?- Parkers Prairie ?- Pelican Rapids ?- Perham ?- Starbuck ?- Wadena ?- Wheaton

Works with families on growth and developmental issues. Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children. - Offers preschool classroom and home visit experience with a special focus on developing the early reading and math skills needed to be successful in school. - Programs are offered center-based, home-based, or combination - Transportation provided when available. Staff assists families in obtaining transportation.

Provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services. Services and resources are designed to foster stable family relationships, enhance children's physical and emotional well-being, and establish an environment to develop strong cognitive skills.

- Early Head Start: Full-day, full-year, family-centered early care and education program for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers ages birth to 3 years and their families. Offers multiple options, including Home Based, Part Day Center Based, and Full Day Center Based. - Head Start: Child and family development program that focuses on comprehensive services for pregnant women, children from birth to 5 year,s and their families. Approach to service includes: - Education - Health - Mental health - Nutrition - Parent engagement - Social services

Provides comprehensive services to children, pregnant women, and families of early childhood-aged children. Provides activities, interactions, and interventions that assist children to develop and grow cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically in nurturing, supportive environments. Services provided are in the areas of: - Disabilities - Education ?- Family Partnerships - Health - Literacy - Mental Health - Multicultural - Nutrition - Parent Involvement - Safety - Transition - Transportation

Helps prepare children for success in school and provides comprehensive, individualized services for preschoolers that support healthy cognitive, physical, and social-emotional growth and development.

Provides preschool experience child care for ages birth - 5-year-olds, focusing on social, self-help, and family development

Helps prepare children for success in school and provides comprehensive, individualized services for preschoolers that support healthy cognitive, physical, and social-emotional growth and development.

Provides in-home and classroom-based services to families including: - Early Head Start: Home-based family education program for pregnant women and children age birth - 3 - Head Start: Home-based family education program for children age 3 - kindergarten - Classroom based early childhood education

Head Start is a comprehensive preschool program focusing on child development and serving 3 and 4 year old children and their families. Services include health, nutrition, education, parent involvement, social services, mental health, disabilities and school readiness. Early Head Start is a home visiting program for pregnant women and children ages birth - 3. Consists of weekly, 90-minute home visits focusing on connection to resources, parenting, early intervention, and preparation for Head Start or other preschool program.

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Head Start Head Start is a center-based preschool program for children 3-5 years old. Program includes: - Education: School readiness goals in the areas of language, literacy, math, science, health, and social-emotional skills ?- Family goal-setting ??- Health and safety ??- Nutrition ?- Social and emotional health ??- Social services ??- Screenings and follow-up for health, development, and behavior ??- Services for children with disabilities ??- Transition services Early Head Start ?The program includes weekly home visits with parents and their child(ren), teaching and partnering with them in the areas of child development, health, mental health, family health, and development and family resources. Weekly home visits include: ?- Assisting pregnant women with accessing comprehensive prenatal care to promote healthy development and a safe delivery. ?- Information and referrals to other community agencies as needed. ?- Parenting information and screenings to ensure that children are developmentally on track. ?- Playgroup sessions are provided throughout the year where parents and children can build friendships and discuss interesting parenting topics. ?- Supporting parent's efforts to meet the challenges of parenting. ?- Working with parents to ensure that children have access to quality health care, including dental, vision, speech, hearing, nutritional, mental health screenings, and physical exams and immunizations. Pregnant women and children up to 3 years old may apply for this year-long opportunity.

- We provide experiences that foster positive social emotional development and school readiness - We promote safe and healthy lifestyles through family partnerships, nutrition, health and transportation services - We provide opportunities to educate parent/guardians to become prime educators and advocates for their children - We hold Anishinaabeg Language and Traditons to the highest degree with respect and value for other cultures Our reservation is set in a rural area, the range that the bus runs is from across the street to 140 miles round trip. Our program has a staff of approximately 65 to provide comprehensive services for 238 children Ball Club Head Start 30975 Arctice Road Deer River, MN 56636 (218)246-8374 (218)246-9385 Fax Bena Head Start 15085 Old Housing Drive NE Bena, MN 56626 (218)665-5312 (218)665-5309 Fax Cass Lake Head Start 16120 60th Avenue NW Cass Lake, MN 56633 (218)335-8345 (218)335-8255 Fax Onigum Head Start 8831 Onigum Road NW Walker, MN 56484 (218)547-1420 (218)547-0467 Fax

Head Start is a federal program for preschool children from low-income families. A comprehensive child development program designed for young children and their families in the areas of health, nutrition, social services, parent involvement, and education. The program is designed to serve low-income children and their families. Some children with special needs may be enrolled regardless of income. Head Start Programs are available in the following locations: - Alexandria ?- Brandon ?- Elbow Lake ?- Fergus Falls ?- Menahga ?- Morris ?- Osakis ?- Parkers Prairie ?- Pelican Rapids ?- Perham ?- Starbuck ?- Wadena ?- Wheaton

Provides a no-cost child and family development program for families with children living in Ramsey County. The program focuses on school-readiness to prepare children for Kindergarten by utilizing developmentally appropriate and social-emotional curriculum. Provides: - Early Head Start: A home- and center-based program to support children and families to be their first and most important teacher - Encouragement of children to speak their native/home language, as well as English - Free meals, family fun, and parent engagement events - Head Start: Offers extended and full day programs for children

Works with families on growth and developmental issues. Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children. - Offers preschool classroom and home visit experience with a special focus on developing the early reading and math skills needed to be successful in school. - Programs are offered center-based, home-based, or combination - Transportation provided when available. Staff assists families in obtaining transportation.

Head Start Head Start is a center-based preschool program for children 3-5 years old. Program includes: - Education: School readiness goals in the areas of language, literacy, math, science, health, and social-emotional skills ?- Family goal-setting ??- Health and safety ??- Nutrition ?- Social and emotional health ??- Social services ??- Screenings and follow-up for health, development, and behavior ??- Services for children with disabilities ??- Transition services Early Head Start ?The program includes weekly home visits with parents and their child(ren), teaching and partnering with them in the areas of child development, health, mental health, family health, and development and family resources. Weekly home visits include: ?- Assisting pregnant women with accessing comprehensive prenatal care to promote healthy development and a safe delivery. ?- Information and referrals to other community agencies as needed. ?- Parenting information and screenings to ensure that children are developmentally on track. ?- Playgroup sessions are provided throughout the year where parents and children can build friendships and discuss interesting parenting topics. ?- Supporting parent's efforts to meet the challenges of parenting. ?- Working with parents to ensure that children have access to quality health care, including dental, vision, speech, hearing, nutritional, mental health screenings, and physical exams and immunizations. Pregnant women and children up to 3 years old may apply for this year-long opportunity.

- Comprehensive early childhood program serving pregnant women and children 0-5 yrs old. - Components of program are family support, education, health, nutrition, mental health, special needs, parent involvement and community involvement, parents also serve on Policy Council - Home-base option for pregnant women and children ages 0-3 yrs old. - Parents volunteer in classroom and variety of other settings Serves approximately 296 children annually with centers in: - Kelliher - Blackduck - Bemidji - Walker - Pillager - Pine River/Backus