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MVCAA - Child Development
Head Start/Early Head Start
and DayCare Programs
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 - 2014 School Year
Please call 624-9930 for eligibility information or click here to get the Application and mail to MVCAA, Inc., Child Development, 9882 River Road, Utica, NY 13502
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Child Development's Three Components
Head Start
Early Head Start
Day Care
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A wonderful beginning for children emotionally, socially and academically. Head Start contributes to the full development of a child's potential achievement in future school years and to continued success throughout a child's life.
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Head Start and Early Head Start are programs of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
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- Head Start – Helps to create healthy development in low-income children ages three to five. Programs offer a wide variety of services, that depend on a child's and each family's heritage and experience, to influence all aspects of a child's development and learning.
- Early Head Start – Promotes healthy prenatal outcomes, promotes healthy family functioning, and strengthens the development of infants and toddlers beginning as young as newborn infants.
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Six Building Blocks
of Success
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About Our Head Start and
Early Head Start Programs
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1. Quality Education in and out of the home
2. Family and Community Partnership
3. Health
4. Nutrition
5. Special Services
6. Parent Involvement
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Head Start:
- Serves families with children between the ages of 3 and 5
- Federally funded, comprehensive preschool developmental program
- Free & confidential
- Offers training and job opportunities for Head Start parents
- Provides services to children with special needs
Early Head Start:
- Serves pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers from birth to age 3
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Day Care:
- Serves children at the Griffiss Child Development Center, who are age 6 weeks to 6 years
- Open to the Public, 6:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
- Summer Program available for children
ages 6 to 12
Location:
275 Brookley Road
(in the Griffiss Technology Park)
For information on Day Care:
call 624-9930
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HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START SITE LOCATIONS
Phone: 315.624.9930 Fax: 315.624.9931
Boonville; Camden; Herkimer; Holland Patent;
Ilion; Little Falls; Sauquoit; Sylvan Beach; Waterville West Winfield/Mount Markham;
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ROME AREA: Gore Road; Griffiss Child Development Center
UTICA AREA: Calvary Center; Cornerstone Center
River Road
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT STAFF: PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR AUGUST 2012 TRAINING SCHEDULE
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