Providing Quality, Comprehensive Services

for more than 40 years.

Head Start: More than Pre-K

Summary of Programs

Head Start Child & Family

Development Program, Inc.

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2010-2011

POLICY COUNCIL & BOARD OF DIRECTORS.. 3

HEAD START PROGRAMS & SERVICES………… ....... ..4

INDICATORS OF SUCCESS...6,7

HEAD START CHILD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide quality comprehensive services and referrals to children and families with

respect and dignity.

We provide services in Adams, Clay, Franklin, Hall, Nuckolls, and Webster counties. All together we have over 1200 children and 14 centers.

Head Start provides to children and families:

Education Health Mental Health Dental Nutrition

Transportation Parenting Classes Family Services Parent Involvement Community Referrals

PARENT INVOLVEMENT……...5

AVERAGE ENROLLMENT OF

CHILDREN

PER PROGRAM

● Head Start: 379

● PreK Partnership: 420

● Early Head Start: 144

● Early Intervention: 300

● Migrant: 100

Head Start & Early Head Start were fully enrolled throughout the year with a monthly enrollment of 100%. The total cumulative enrollment: was Head Start—423 & Early Head Start—192. We maintained a waitlist through out the year with approximately 90 on the waitlist for EHS and 130 on the waitlist for HS. Census data indicated there were 8,201 children under age 5 living in our service area - 1930 of those were living in poverty.

Our program is governed by a Board of Directors and a Policy Council.

We follow specific budgetary

expenditures for each program.

Volunteers

are

essential

to our

programs!

Early Head Start Budget

Results of our Federal Audit showed no areas of non-compliance.

For information regarding our Audit or 990 please contact

sshafer@hshn.org.

During the 2010-2011 School Year we had over 1600 volunteers contribute time, services and donations to our program. Through the help of community members, parent and volunteers Head Start & Early Head Start are able to raise over $950,000 in In-Kind Contributions.

Collaborations & Community Resources

Central Community College, ABE, GED, ESL

Hastings Literacy Program

Educational Service Unit # 9

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Preschool Interagency Councils

CASA

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

A&D Waiver

Family Planning Program

Women, Infants, and Children

University of Nebraska—Lincoln

Foster Grandparents

Crisis Center

The Bridge

South Heartland District Health Department – Hastings

Central District Health Department – Grand Island

Hastings Public Schools

Grand Island Public Schools*

Blue Hill Public Schools*

Red Cloud Public Schools*

Silver Lake Public Schools*

Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools*

Lawrence-Nelson Public Schools*

Sandy Creek Public Schools*

Superior Public Schools

Franklin Public Schools*

Sutton Public Schools

Harvard Public Schools

*Partnership Programs

Parent Involvement

“Early education has a proven track record of enhancing children’s lives. I’ll continue to work for Nebraska Head

Start programs for their continuing enrichment of our children, families, and communities.”

-Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson

Parent Meetings

Socializations

Policy Council

Parent Trainings

School Orientation

Field Trips

Health Advisory Committee

Health & Dental Care Institute

Classroom Volunteers

Parent / Teacher Conferences

Home Visits

Parenting Classes

Center Volunteers

& Much More!

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“The involvement of fathers, as well as mothers,

in their children’s schools is important for

children’s achievement and behavior.”

– National Center for Education Statistics

“Early Head Start is helpful for moms and for kids, because they

learn together.” -Marcela Garcia, Parent-HSCFDP,

Inc.

31.65% of all our employees are current or former Head Start / Early Head Start parents.

100% of all Head Start families received Parenting and Health Services through the help of our program.

Indicators of Success

“Head Start is an excellent re-source for Hastings and the entire

south-central region of Ne-braska. They have had an excep-tional economic impact on this

area, not only in jobs at Head Start, but in training and services for individuals seeking employ-

ment and looking at starting a business. As with any business or organization you need to

have strong management and staff. They exhibit both at the Hastings location. We are so for-

tunate to have a strong partner, such as Head Start, in our com-munity.”

-Tom Hastings President Hastings Area Chamber

of Commerce

According to the 2010-2011 PIR Report:

99.76% of children enrolled in Head Start have a medical home 97% of children enrolled in Early Head Start have a medical home 98.58% of children enrolled in Head Start have a dental home 99.27% of HS children received dental exams 100% of HS children and 95% of EHS children received medical exams

Each year over 100 families receive health/dental training and resource books through our Health & Dental

Care Institute. This training is proven to reduce emergency room visits, doctor visits, missed school

for children and work days for parents.

Indicators of Success

The Child Development and Early Learning Framework in Head Start is designed to promote program quality and positive child outcomes in these areas:

Language Development English Language Development Literacy Knowledge & Skills Mathematics Knowledge & Skills Science Knowledge & Skills Approaches to Learning Social & Emotional Development Creative Arts Expression Physical Development & Health Social Studies Knowledge & Skills Logic and Reasoning

10 Centers are Accredited by National Association for the Education of Young Children.

NEBRASKA CENTER OF

EXCELLENCE

On The Road To School Readiness The program has established school readiness goals that are aligned with the Child Development & Early Learning Framework, a research based curriculum (Opening the World of Learning) and as-sessment (Child Observation Record), the Nebraska Early Learning Standards and the local school requirements and expectations. On-going child assessment by staff and parents is used to individualize for children and is analyzed on the classroom and program levels. It is also monitored in part by the annual self-assessment and is used in planning and program improvement.

Transition Planning

Assisting families with transitioning from EHS to HS and from HS to Kindergarten is an important part of the program. Head Start works with each family and area schools in the transition process.

Head Start CFDP, Inc. -Central Office Deb Ross, Executive Director 123 N. Marian Road Hastings, NE 68901 (402)462-4187 (800)782-7850 www.hshn.org

Adams County HS/EHS 123 N. Marian Road Hastings, NE 68901 (402)462-4187 (402)462-4568 (fax)

Clay County HS/EHS 209 W. Glenvil Clay Center, NE 68933 (402)762-3682 (402)762-3693 (fax)

Fairfield Learning Center 305 E. 9th Street Fairfield, NE 68938 (402)726-2287 (402)726-2448 (fax)

Hall County -Piper 310 N. Piper Grand Island, NE 68801 (308)385-5058 (308)385-5122 (fax)

Nuckolls County HS/EHS 254 W 4th Street Superior, NE 68978 (402)879-3432 (402)879-3528 (fax)

Lawrence Center for Early Learning 411 E. 2nd Street Lawrence, NE 68957 (402)756-7014 (402)756-7120 (fax)

Franklin/Webster County EHS 715 15th Ave. Franklin, NE 68939 (308)425-9990 (308)425-9989 (fax)

Red Cloud ELC 334 N. Cherry Street Red Cloud, NE 68970 (402)746-2301 (402)746-3690 (fax)

Silver Lake ELC 401 N. Webster Street Bladen, NE 68928 (402)756-1311 (402)756-1313 (fax)

Hall EHS 4360 W. Capital Ave. Grand Island, NE 68803 (308)385-5115 (308)385-5119 (fax)

GIPS Early Learning Center 4360 W. Capital Ave. Grand Island, NE 68803 (308)385-5655 (308)385-5690 (fax)

Doniphan Early Learning Center 302 Plum Street Doniphan, NE 68832 (402) 845-6676 (402) 845-6688

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Blue Hill ELC 606 W. Sycamore Blue Hill, NE 68930 (402) 756-2315 (402) 756-2086

Franklin Early Learning Center/HS W. Highway 136 Franklin, NE 68939 (308)425-6283 Ext. 19

Hall County –Lincoln 805 N. Beal Street Grand Island, NE 68801 (308)385-5924