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Early Head Start

Everlena Jackson, Director Early Head Start

Urvia LeSure, EHS Case Manager

Kristen Speck, EHS Infant/Toddler Specialist

Kristen Flynn, EHS Home Visitor

 

What is Early Head Start?

Early Head Start (EHS) is a federally funded community-based program for low-income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women.  Its mission is simple.

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to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women

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to enhance the development of very young children, and

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to promote healthy family functioning.

EHS evolved out of Head Start's long history of providing services to infants and toddlers through Parent Child Centers, Comprehensive Child Development Centers, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs, and other early child development and family support efforts serving families with very young children.  Recent advances in the field of infant development make EHS services so important.