Goals & Objectives

1. Ensure that all children and families have ongoing accessible medical care. ❖ Through ongoing communication with parents and continuous examination, monitoring and follow-up of health records and assessments.

2. Enhance children’s learning through creativity in order to assist in their development socially, intellectually, physically and emotionally. ❖ Provide opportunities in a variety of interests that include activities developmentally appropriate for the children’s age and individual needs.

3. Ensure the safety of children and staff in any given situation throughout the program. ❖ Emergency and safety trainings including health care needs and medication requirements are provided to staff enabling them to handle unforeseen situations. ❖ Drills are conducted monthly to prepare all and eliminate any confusion.

4. In collaboration with other agencies, Pre-K/Head Start and Early Head Start will identify and provide necessary services to meet the nutritional needs of each child. ❖ The nutrition program will include parent education, food safety in addition to the nutritional development and socialization of all Pre-K /Head Start and Early Head Start children.

5. Collaboratively build relationships with children and families to identify needs associated with mental wellness. ❖ Provide intervention and promote mental wellness through education, training and consultation as an effective means for positive results. Empower families to identify and achieve goals based on strengths,interests and resources as a means to improve their quality of life. ❖ Provide support as advocates and partners to parents throughout the process of achieving goals. Encourage parents as active participants in activities such as but not limited to Pre-K/Head Start and Early Head Start program operations, health services, education services, community advocacy, etc.