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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.

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

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Home Based Parenting Education
Early Childhood Education
Designed to make learning fun while preparing children for preschool and kindergarten. Sessions include typical daily routines to increase readiness skills for the school setting, including: circle time, structured play with peers, snack and lunch time, toilet training, and small group activities led by a teacher. Each child receives individual support throughout sessions by a behavior technician.
Head Start provides free educational and social activities (preschool) for low income children ages three to five. Early Head Start provides free services (childcare) for children prenatal to three.

Child care for children ages 6 weeks-12 years. Preschool classes are available for children ages 3-4 and 4-5. Also offers a school age activity program.

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Extended Child Care
Early Childhood Education
Child Care Centers

Provides preschool to children from ages 3 to 5. Provides Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack are provided for children attending.

Provides a comprehensive child development program which serve children from birth to age five, pregnant women and their families. The program is child-focused and has the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.

Call or visit the website for the nearest Head Start/Early Head Start location near you.

School district providing infant and toddler childcare, preschool, elementary, and secondary education. Community education.

Clothing and school supplies through Endowment Fund for needy children; contact individual school for information.
Early education and school-readiness program for low-income families with children ages 3-5. Program staff works with the entire family to meet all the needs that might create barriers to the children being ready to learn. Offers home-based or center-based programming; health, nutrition, and/or parent training; family literacy; referrals to social services; and services for children with disabilities. Classrooms are located in Moline, East Moline, Colona, Silvis, Carbon Cliff, Kewanee, and Aledo.

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.

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Pediatric Developmental Screening
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Education Advocacy Groups
Early Childhood Education
Provides educational and health services to children of primarily low-income families. The children receive nutritious meals, breakfast and snacks. Parents are involved in program planning, operating activities, and are eligible to receive cash incentives for completing a GED.

Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from birth to age five, pregnant women and their families. The programs are child-focused and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.

Both programs provide a range of individualized services in the areas of education, medical, dental and mental health, nutrition and social service to children and their families. Parent involvement is encouraged and support is offered for children with disabilities.

Local school contacts in Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie and Sac Counties are listed below:

-- Audubon, Carroll, Coon Rapids: (712) 830-9442

-- Adel, Waukee: (515) 987-7428 or (712) 830-1327

-- Guthrie Center, Jefferson, Panora: (712) 830-6990

-- Rockwell City, Lytton, Sac City, Schaller, Crestland, Southern Cal: (712) 830-1326

-- Perry: (515) 238-2194

Preschool and special needs education for children age 3-4 years and for children 5 years old, if their birthday falls after July 31st. After school program for children, K-2nd grade.

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Extended Child Care
Early Childhood Education
Special Education
Hampshire Township Park District provides daycare and a preschool program.

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Early Childhood Education
Child Care Centers

Provides free public education including preschool education for homeless children in need. Allows immediate enrollment even when medical records cannot be produced at the time of enrollment. Assistance with transportation, may be provided if needed.

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.

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.

Provides a full service early childhood education center.

Comprehensive child development program serving children 6 weeks to 3 years old.

Staff make visits to the homes of Early Head Start children to assist parents in meeting their family goals.

Parents have the opportunity to be part of a parent committee and/or to volunteer in the center.

Early Head Start provides educational activities through the High/Scope curriculum.

All diapers, wipes, baby food and formula needed during the day are provided free of charge.

Provides evaluation and intervention services that identify developmental needs, deliver and coordinate early childhood special education programs.

Early care and education for children ages six weeks to six years, including a comprehensive preschool program and behavior management consultation. Nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Council of Accreditation (COA).
Provides childcare and preschool programs for children ages 6 weeks-5 years of age.

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Early Childhood Education
Extended Child Care
Head Start provides free educational and social activities (preschool) for low income children ages three to five. Early Head Start provides free services (childcare) for children prenatal to three.

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.

Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from birth to age five, pregnant women and their families. The programs are child-focused and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.

Both programs provide a range of individualized services in the areas of education, medical, dental and mental health, nutrition and social service to children and their families. Parent involvement is encouraged and support is offered for children with disabilities.

Local school contacts in Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie and Sac Counties are listed below:

-- Audubon, Carroll, Coon Rapids: (712) 830-9442

-- Adel, Waukee: (515) 987-7428 or (712) 830-1327

-- Guthrie Center, Jefferson, Panora: (712) 830-6990

-- Rockwell City, Lytton, Sac City, Schaller, Crestland, Southern Cal: (712) 830-1326

-- Perry: (515) 238-2194