Set Realistic New Year's Resolutions

Director’s Corner

Happy New Year, Head Start Parents!

Hello and welcome to 2023! We hope you enjoyed the holidays with your family, and are ready to begin the second half of the year. A new year means new beginnings. Are you one to make a new year’s resolution? Please be easy on yourself, and make sure the goals you set are small, attainable steps. Added stress is not necessary at a time when we are recovering from the pandemic. Your goals may take longer, but it will be worth it in the end when you succeed.

Our goal as we journey through the rest of this program year is to keep moving forward in strengthening our program. Following the nationwide lead of Head Start programs, LCCAA will renew its focus on child safety. We have always worked to keep the children in our care safe. COVID created many socialization challenges for our youngest children in addition to staffing challenges for preschool and child care programs across the country. These new dynamics mean we need to make sure child safety is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Our approach will include more discussions and, importantly, celebration of successes. Staff have been empowered to recognize each other’s efforts. Each of our centers is unique so these efforts will look slightly differently across the program. If you ever have any concerns about your child’s safety, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

The impacts of COVID continue. We will still sometimes need to close classrooms due to COVID and workforce issues. Rest assured we remain committed to providing high quality comprehensive child development services. Please stay engaged with ClassTag for the latest information.

You should also know we rarely close our centers for weather emergencies. Centers located inside public school buildings will close when those districts close. Other centers will only close in the worst of circumstances. You will find information about any program wide closures on local media and on our website at www.lccaa.net.

Shauna Matelski, Ed.D. Head Start Director