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EHS Program Overview

EHS147 Children

Center Based 28 Children

12 Infants(6weeks – 24mos.)

(Teen Parents)

16 Toddlers (24 mos. and older)

(2s Class)

Home Based 119 Children

•Weekly home visits by trained staff•Prenatal & parental education & support•Referrals for assistance with food, clothing, health care, housing & more•Opportunities for parents to develop leadership skills by participation in Policy Council

What does the Early Head Start Program Provide?

Home-Based Services

• Families receive one 90-minute visit per week• Home visits conducted by trained FSWs with

participation of the parents• The Parents as Teachers Curriculum is used to plan

and implement the child development activities

Home-based Services (cont.)

• Purpose to help parents improve their parenting skills

• Teach them to use the home as the child’s primary learning environment so they may enhance the child’s growth and development

Center-Based Services

• The Discovery Station is open year round.• Child care services from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm

M – F and 7:30 to 3:30 on Tuesdays• Center staff uses The Creative Curriculum for

Infants & Toddlers in individualizing lessons for each center child

Center-Based Services (cont.)• Participants in our Center Based Teen Program are

encouraged to seek a high school diploma • Additional slots are filled with children of parents

either attending other types of educational trainings, such as college courses, or are working

Personal Story…Yipsel Trana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQKrahHnekc

Group Socializations• Monthly group socializations

are offered throughout the year• Activities focused on children &

parents • Emphasize peer group

interaction through age appropriate activities

• Connect parents to other parents in the program

Group Socializations (cont.)

• Outings to places like:– Fitness programs– Libraries– City Parks– And more…

Health & Specialized Services

• Registered Nurse (RN) on staff who assures that all children are compliant with medical and dental requirements

• Performs a new born visit within first 2 weeks

• Nutritionist on staff available for training and consultations

• Mental health and nutritionist consultant on staff• Infant and Toddler Specialists who oversee the

implementation of all developmental screenings and are liaisons for children with special needs

Health & Specialized Services (cont.)

Program Eligibility•Income Requirements (100% Below the Federal Guidelines of Poverty)

•Live in catchment area

Zip Codes:

20839 2083320832 20841 2088020842 20872 2088220837 20850 20873

20886 2083820851 2087420895 2087120852 2087620853 2087720855 2087820860 20879

EHS Service Area by Zip CodesMontgomery County, Maryland

Damascus

GaithersburgOlney

Poolesville

Rockville

Program Eligibility (cont.)•Pregnant or have a child younger than 26 months•Children receive services until age 3. •Staff helps family transition to Head Start or other appropriate programs

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

Benjamin Franklin