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Offers online activities for children and families, family resources for parents, and money management resources.
An educational program provided to help prepare children for transition into kindergarten. Health screenings are provided as well as 2/3 of the nutrients a child needs each day. Transportation is available at most locations. The Early Head Start Program is specially designed to meet the unique developmental needs for infants and toddlers from birth to age 36 months. Center based locations are available in Pulaski and Alexander counties. Additionally, there is a home based option available in all counties, which offers a weekly visit from a teacher in the convenience of the family's home along with two special days a month for activities with other families.

Services

Preschools
Child Development Classes
Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Provides support and education programming for children up to age and 3, as well as current and expecting parents Programs include: - Home visits. - Developmental screening. - Early childhood information and activities. - Parents and teen parents support groups. - Assisted resource and referral. - Parental information and support. - Playgroups. - Toy and book lending library. - Individualized family service plan. - Parenting education classes.

Services

Information and Referral
Children's Play Groups
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Case/Care Management
Support Groups
Home Based Parenting Education
Child Development Classes
An educational program provided to help prepare children for transition into kindergarten. Health screenings are provided as well as 2/3 of the nutrients a child needs each day. Transportation is available at most locations. The Early Head Start Program is specially designed to meet the unique developmental needs for infants and toddlers from birth to age 36 months. Center based locations are available in Pulaski and Alexander counties. Additionally, there is a home based option available in all counties, which offers a weekly visit from a teacher in the convenience of the family's home along with two special days a month for activities with other families.

Services

Preschools
Child Development Classes
Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Federally funded programs designed to promote school readiness. School readiness is defined as children possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and in life beyond school. Provides services in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.

Services

Home Based Parenting Education
Preschools
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Development Classes
Offers school readiness program and additional comprehensive services to children and their families. Additional services include: - Health and dental care. - Nutrition services. - Special needs services. - Mental health support. - Transportation. - Information about community resources.

Services

Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Development Classes
Home Based Parenting Education
Preschools
Provides early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to infants and toddlers and their families.

Services

Preschools
Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Development Classes
A voluntary home visiting program that provides family support and coaching for expectant parents and parents of young children ages birth to 3. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, practical parenting skills, and family bonding. The agency's trained professionals provide regular visits based on the family's needs, preferences, and schedules. Visits may be in-person or virtual. Doula services are also available. This includes prenatal information and support, labor coaching, breastfeeding, postpartum depression support, and assistance in the early weeks after childbirth.

Services

Doula Services
Home Based Parenting Education
Case/Care Management
First Taste is a home visiting program which includes screenings, group connections, playgroups, family literacy events, and field trips.
- Free home visiting program to help parents in the role of being their child's first and most important teacher. - Provides information on child development, positive discipline techniques, parenting skills, and other topics parents may feel are helpful. - Link families with resources in the community. Services are provided in the home or a community location the family chooses. - Preventive focus program to assist families with building protective factors and decreasing rate of DCFS intervention.
Parental training and enrichment program that offers education and family support services. The primary goal is to strengthen parent-child relationships, reinforce parenting skills, and promote child growth and development so that all children develop a strong foundation for learning.

Services

Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Home Based Parenting Education
Head Start is a federally-funded program that serves children from birth to age five and pregnant women, offering a school readiness program in addition to comprehensive services to children and their families who meet income guidelines.

Services

Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Home Based Parenting Education
Preschools
Child Development Classes
Federally funded programs designed to promote school readiness. School readiness is defined as children possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and in life beyond school. Provides services in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.

Services

Home Based Parenting Education
Preschools
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Development Classes
Home visitation program serving parents who are pregnant or have children up to three years old. Support and information is provided. Services are designed to: - Maximize children's overall development. - Provide a foundation for school success. - Provide developmental screening to minimize developmental problems which might interfere with learning. - Prevent child abuse and neglect.
Federally funded programs designed to promote school readiness. School readiness is defined as children possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and in life beyond school. Provides services in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.

Services

Home Based Parenting Education
Preschools
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Development Classes
Federally funded programs designed to promote school readiness. School readiness is defined as children possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and in life beyond school. Provides services in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.

Services

Home Based Parenting Education
Preschools
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Development Classes
- Free home visiting program to help parents in the role of being their child's first and most important teacher. - Provides information on child development, positive discipline techniques, parenting skills, and other topics parents may feel are helpful. - Link families with resources in the community. Services are provided in the home or a community location the family chooses. - Preventive focus program to assist families with building protective factors and decreasing rate of DCFS intervention.
A voluntary home visiting program that provides family support and coaching for expectant parents and parents of young children ages 0-3. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, practical parenting skills, and family bonding. The agency's trained professionals provide regular visits based on the family's needs, preferences, and schedules. Visits may be in-person or virtual.
Parental training and enrichment program that offers education and family support services. The primary goal is to strengthen parent-child relationships, reinforce parenting skills, and promote child growth and development so that all children develop a strong foundation for learning.

Services

Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Home Based Parenting Education
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.

Services

Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Home Based Parenting Education
Child Development Classes
Preschools
- A Nurse Home Visiting service for expecting mothers to receive additional support throughout pregnancy and during child's first few years of life. - The goal is help mothers achieve their goals and maintain healthy families. - Offers 1 on 1 support and guidance from a nurse that comes to patient's homes.

Services

Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Home Based Parenting Education
Parental training and enrichment program that offers education and family support services. The primary goal is to strengthen parent-child relationships, reinforce parenting skills, and promote child growth and development so that all children develop a strong foundation for learning.

Services

Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Home Based Parenting Education
Child development program designed to work with the family to empower the parent with good parenting skills and support services. Through individualized visits in the child's home, the Family Educator will help enhance the child's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development. This program also assists pregnant women to access comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care, support parents in their parental roles and helps parents move toward self-sufficiency through the home visit.

Services

Home Based Parenting Education
Child Development Classes
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Home visitation program serving parents who are pregnant or have children up to three years old. Support and information is provided. Services are designed to: - Maximize children's overall development. - Provide a foundation for school success. - Provide developmental screening to minimize developmental problems which might interfere with learning. - Prevent child abuse and neglect.
A voluntary home visiting program that provides family support and coaching for expectant parents and parents of young children ages 0-3. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, practical parenting skills, and family bonding. The agency's trained professionals provide regular visits based on the family's needs, preferences, and schedules. Visits may be in-person or virtual.