“Our mission is to meet the total needs of our children, as well as, the expressed needs of our parents, through comprehensive services, community partnerships and shared decision-making”
EHS Spotlight
Our Multicultural Community
Our community is composed of a variety of cultures, languages and traditions. Early Head Start celebrates individual cultures and strives to be respectful of everyone’s uniqueness as well as similarities. Communicating with persons who speak a non-English language...
Child Health
Well Child Care All children regardless of age, need regular well child checkups. Good health care creates a foundation for growth and development. Well child checkups are important for all infants, children, and adolescents A child who appears healthy may have a...
Baby’s Brain Development
Your baby's brain is under construction from birth to age 5. in fact, 90% of the brain is developed BEFORE age 5. A child's brain is not fully developed at birth, therefore, everything a baby encounters wires pathways in the brain. How the wiring gets set up will...
Congratulations!
We are proud of our staff members Sharon Oglesby and Brienna Leamon for their recent graduations! They both completed their Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Family Studies from Southern Wesleyan University.
Nutrition & Healthy Eating Tips
Encouraging Food Choices for a Healthy Diet Be Patient Young children may not be interested in trying new foods. Offer new foods more than once. It sometimes takes up to ten tries before a child will like a new food. Be a Planner Most children need a snack or two in...
Transitions
The Seven C's of Communication Clear: Be clear about your goal or message Concise: Stick to the point and keep the conversation brief Concrete: Make sure whom you are speaking to has a clear picture of what you are telling them Correct: Make sure what you are saying...