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For information on enrollment contact:

By mail:

CFRC Head Start/Early Head Start

PO Box 1186

Lafayette, IN 47902

Come to:

CFRC Head Start

3600 Eisenhower Rd.

Lafayette, IN 47905

Other Sites:

Copper Gate:

3130 Copper Gate Circle

HS Durgan/Early Head Start:

1840 S. 18th St.

Website:

CFRC.org

Phone:

765-449-0487

Fax:

765-448-3698

A program serving preschoolers and their families.

Head Start Goals

Cornerstones:

Child Development: Our program enhances and will advance each child’s development that supports the unique characteristics of each preschooler’s, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth.

Curriculum: ABC’s of Zoophonics (ZOOPHONICS) is just one of several ways we promote learning.

Family Development: Our program empow-ers parents in goal setting for themselves and their children.

Community Building: Our program ensures a comprehensive network of services and sup-port for young children and the family’s spe-cific needs.

Staff Development: Our staff covers a large spectrum of skills, knowl-edge, and professional com-petencies necessary to pro-vide a quality and well rounded program. Contin-ued staff training, supervi-sion, and monitoring are an integral part that ensures program growth.

Head Start Goal:

Break the cycle of poverty

by providing comprehensive

services to families with young children as well as

providing children with a literacy based curriculum

in order to prepare them for their future education.

Head Start believes that a child’s parent is his or

her most important teacher.

What is Head Start?

HS is a federally funded

program offered to eligible pre-

schoolers and their families.

The program is designed to enhance the health,

growth and development of young children and

their families by providing services, resources, and

opportunities to help them succeed.

Program is available to families who:

Have children that are 3 –5 yrs.

Meet income guidelines

Live in Tippecanoe County

Meet eligibility requirements

Services Provided:

1/2 day sessions

Full day sessions

Home visits

Parent/child activities

Development of family goals

Parent Meetings

Fatherhood Program

Access to community services and resources Staff is qualified and trained to provide the highest

quality of services.

HS Program provides well needed support to children and their families.

Head Start