HEAD START - EARLY HEAD START

Beaufort-Jasper Head Start is one of several programs sponsored by Beaufort-Jasper EOC. Head Start is a federally funded program that promotes school readiness of children ages birth to five from low-income families by supporting their development in a comprehensive way to meet their educational developmental, emotional, social, health, mental health and nutritional needs. Parents and families are supported in achieving their own goals, such as housing stability, continued education, and financial security. Programs support and strengthen parent-child relationships and engage families around children’s learning and development.

 

Since 1965, Beaufort-Jasper EOC Head Start Program has served thousands of children in Beaufort and Jasper Counties. Beaufort-Jasper Head Start serves children from 6 weeks thorough 4 years old.  The programs funded enrollment includes 439 Head Start preschool slots and 120 Early Head Start slots serving infant, toddlers and prenatal mothers.

Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide services to over a million children annually nationwide.

Our mission at Beaufort-Jasper EOC Head Start is to provide quality services to our community through the empowerment of children, families, and staff.

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Our mission is accomplished by:

• Providing a program support network through staff development, team building and open communications;

• Providing quality services such as Nutrition, Health, Education, Disabilities, Social Services, Family Literacy, and Parent Involvement;

• Providing the best early childhood experience;

• Ensuring program excellence and development through advocacy, collaboration and coordination;

• Encouraging family participation in program development and services.