Provides parenting education and support to families with children ages 0-3. Offers 1-1 support through personal visits, child development information, development screening, and groups.

A voluntary home visiting program that helps new and expectant parents strengthen their family's functioning and reduce their risk for child abuse and/or neglect. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, and good parenting skills while providing support to the family. 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. Prenatal support groups are also available.

Flexible meetings at the home or in the community to provide counseling, education and other support services to new and expectant parents.

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 prenatal services centered around family well being, child development, and common areas of concern for parents. Prenatal services include: - Developmental screenings. - Personal visits. - Goal setting. - Group meetings. - Resource library. - Doula services. Other services: - Free monthly diapers. - Free monthly period supplies. - Free monthly books.

A voluntary program where nurses visit women in their homes during their first pregnancy and throughout the first 2 years of their children's lives. Doula services are also available.

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.

Kane Kares is a program designed to help support new and expecting parents. A specially-trained Registered Nurse visits and supports parents through their pregnancy and until the baby's second birthday. Your nurse will help you: - Learn what to expect during your pregnancy and labor. - Learn more about your baby’s growth and development. - Learn about up-to-date information on immunizations and nutrition. - Learn about community resources and services to help you and your baby.

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.

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.

Provides prenatal services centered around family well being, child development, and common areas of concern for parents. Prenatal services include: - Developmental screenings. - Personal visits. - Goal setting. - Group meetings. - Resource library. - Doula services. Other services: - Free monthly diapers. - Free monthly period supplies. - Free monthly books.

Nurtures school readiness and optimal child development by supporting pregnant women, infants, toddlers and their parents. Participation options include: - Home visits. - Babies and Books parent-child groups. - Developmental screenings. - Family fun events. - Parent workshops. - Case management.

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.

A voluntary home visiting program that helps new and expectant parents strengthen their family's functioning and reduce their risk for child abuse and/or neglect. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, and good parenting skills while providing support to the family. 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. Prenatal support groups are also available.

A voluntary home visiting program that provides family support and coaching for expectant parents and parents of young children ages 0 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.

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.

First Taste is a home visiting program which includes screenings, group connections, playgroups, family literacy events, and field trips.

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.

Home-based visitation program focusing on parent education, parent-child connection, and parental empowerment. Services include parenting skills workshops and support community engagement. Our programs are open to caregivers with children ages birth-17 years old.

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.

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.

- Provides an early childhood home visiting program that offers a wide range of services to prenatal, pregnant women, and parenting families of children up to age 3. Families are connected to home visiting services that assist with kindergarten readiness, while developing strong healthy families and relationships. Families are paired with home visitors based on the family's needs and program eligibility guidelines. Home visitors work with parents on practical parenting skills as well as family bonding during pregnancy and as children grow up. Home visitors provide parenting tips that match the child's needs. - Serves as a single point of entry for local agencies that provided services for families with young children under 5 that provide home visiting services and doula programs. - This program is designed to strengthen and build strong parent-child relationships utilizing evidence-based program models. WCHD partners with local agencies to provide: - One-on-one home visits. - Child activities and parenting tips. - Developmental screenings. - Connections to community services.

Offers online activities for children and families, family resources for parents, and money management resources.

Multifaceted program designed to provide helpful early-childhood services and activities for expecting families and those with children up to 3 years of age. - Bi-weekly personal visits with activities to increase child development skills, as well as offer social support. - Parent/child groups (LAP: Learning and Playing Time). - Regular developmental, social-emotional, health, hearing, and vision screenings. - Parent workshops for information and support. - Family fun activities and story hour. - Linkage to other support agencies. - Transition to other education programs at age 3. - Monthly newsletter. - Lending library.

Offers home visiting, parental support, parent workshops, community referrals, and play groups. Free developmental screenings are offered for all children 0-3 residing in Decatur Public District #61.