Head Start is an educational program to help prepare children for transition into kindergarten and provides health screenings and nutrients. Transportation is available at most locations. Early Head Start is specific to meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers. Offers home-based options with a weekly visit from a teacher in the family's home along with two special days a month for activities with other families.

Family resource program to support parents in educating and nurturing their children. The program provides parents with opportunities to move toward self-sufficiency by working with other community organizations. Health and mental health services are also provided to participants.

Program helps parents better understand their child's stages of development with individualized visits in the home. The weekly visits are 90 minutes in length and are designed to meet the needs of each family. Staff will assist families in planning activities that encourage the child's growth. Social activities will be held twice monthly to provide the opportunity to interact with your child and other families.

Provides quality childcare for children ages six weeks through school age (11 years). Open until 9 pm to meet the needs of parents who needing extended care. Preschool is also provided for children ages 3, 4, and 5.

2 Locations:

Downtown - 317 7th Avenue South, Clinton, Iowa 52732 - (563) 244-8340

Lyons - 250 20th Avenue North, Clinton, Iowa 52732 - (563) 242-2110

Provides early childhood education services for children. Services include learning a variety of subjects including math, science, literature, music, and art. Services may also include a summer camp.

Provides early childhood education services. Services provide a preschool program, offering an environment where children can socialize, emotionally, physically, and intellectually.

Offers part- and full-time childcare, preschool services, and extended childcare.

- Infant Education (6 weeks - 15 months): Teachers talk, read, and sing to infants and engage them in play. All activities are designed to ensure social-emotional development, as well as to build problem solving and self-help skills.

- Toddler Education (15 months - 2 years): Daily activities in this program promote language development, problem solving, motor skills, social interaction, and self help skills.

- Early Pre-School (2 - 3 years): Teachers begin encouraging independence, while offering science, math, art, and language development activities. Students also hone social and potty training skills.

- ROE Pre-School (3 - 5 years): Teachers promote math, early literacy, writing, art, science, social studies, technology, and social skills through play-based learning. Teachers design activities to meet the needs and interests of all children.

- Other programs for other age groups are available.

Offers a range of educational services to migrant families with children. Services include family literacy services are offered to migrant families and use interactive activities to improve parenting skills, intergenerational literacy, and early childhood education. Cobden's after school program is also offered that assists with bilingual homework assignment help and computer access.

Offers child care, preschool, before/after school, school days out, and summer programs, as well as Early Head Start.

All children six weeks to 12 years old are eligible, depending on space available; financial assistance is available to those who qualify through. Language support is available for those whose first language is not English.

Helps highest-need children gain access to early learning and development programs, services, and resources.

Helps underserved Aurora parents with children from birth through age five by connecting and enrolling children to early childhood programs and education, parent workshops, and offering developmental screenings.

Serves as a single point of entry for Aurora families with children from birth to age 5 who are interested in learning more about and enrolling in early childhood programs and resources.

Developmental Screenings give parents time to talk about their child's development and offers fun and simple activity ideas to use with their child to help them continue to learn and grow.

Encourages city, state, and federal representatives to raise awareness of the value and importance of early childhood development and to influence policy.

Offers a variety of parks, trails, and programs for all ages, as described in periodical activity guides that are available online or from any FVPD facilities.

Programs and services include:

- 4 fitness centers (Eola, Prisco, Vaughan, and Copley).

- Preschool programs.

- Orchard Valley Golf Course and Restaurant.

- Blackberry Farm History Museum.

- Red Oak Nature Center.

Early Head Start ensures that children (0-3 years of age) and their families receive the academic, social, mental, health, and nutritional education they need. Children's needs are met with a 1 to 4 child/staff ratio.

Head Start prepares children for Kindergarten and beyond. Also meets the nutritional, health, social and mental health needs of children and their families.

Provides a preschool experience for low-income and disabled children 3-5 years of age. Head StartT is a holistic approach to early childhood education that addresses not only the educational needs of the children but also the health, nutrition, social, mental health and literacy needs as well. Call for locations and enrollment information.

Provides a childcare service. Services include an early childhood development center for children ages 6 weeks to preschool.

Preschool. All classes are inclusive and offer many learning opportunities for children ages 3-5.

Families that live in the district may apply when their child is three years old prior to July 31st. Students who qualify for special education and/or who are at risk will be accepted first. Others will be taken on a first come first serve basis. Only students living in the Adams Central school district will be accepted.