head start
5135 Morganton Road  Fayetteville, NC  28314   (910) 487-9800

Head Start Director: Irene Rocha Family Services Manager:  Rhonda Blackmon Child Services Manager:  Annie Kelly Child Services Manager:  Janice Wright Child Development Manager: Donna Barnette

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CCAP, Inc. offers a Federally funded infant preschool child development program that provides free social and educational opportunities for income eligible children from ages 0-5, including children with special needs and pregnant women. The program is designed to prepare eligible children with essential skills needed to enter the public school system.                          

Head Start complies with all local, state and Federal regulations that outline clear educational performance, health and safety standards for the program.
 

Early Childhood Development & Health Services
The education services area enhances the child's individual mental processes and skills, focusing in particular on developing conceptual and communication skills. The classroom learning experiences encourage self-confidence and self-discipline, developing the child's social and emotional health.
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The health service area improves the child's health and physical abilities. Comprehensive health care services are provided to each Head Start child, including medical and dental examinations and follow-up treatment; daily nutrition equal to two-thirds of the child's needs; and identification of and professional services for any special needs.

Head Start provides safe transportation for the children from home to the center and back again. Drivers are certified under the required laws to ensure they know and use safe driving habits. Children are also transported to various sites for field trips, which enhance the learning processes in the classroom setting.

Family & Community Partnerships
Head Start partners with families to assist them in meeting their goals through community services and resources.

Head Start recognizes that the parent and family are the primary educators and are the principal influence in the child's growth and development.

Parents have the opportunity to participate in all phases of planning and operating the Head Start program. Workshops in early childhood development are designed to improve parental skills. Parents are encouraged to participate at every level in Head Start and to become involved in other community activities that impact their family.  All volunteer activities  contribute to Head Start's non-federal share requirements.  You are invited to register your 0-5 year old children with Head Start. (Including children with special needs when appropriate.)

Kelly Grimm, Speech & Language Pathology Assistant performs a hearing screening for a Head Start child at Lake Rim Head Start Center.

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