CANI Head Start registering now for Fall 2010
By Lauren Caggiano
CANI Head Start has slots available in their Whitley County preschool program for Fall 2010.
CANI Head Start is a free, comprehensive development program. It meets educational, health, nutritional, and social service needs of low-income preschool children, ages 3 to 5, and their families in Allen, Noble, and Whitley counties.
The program currently has a total of 703 slots open in the region, with about half of them available to new children. To qualify, families must be at 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, with an exception that 10 percent may be enrolled who are considered over-income. Usually these slots are held by children with a diagnosed special need.
Head Start helps families because children receive a quality preschool education and screening for vision, dental, hearing and cognitive abilities. When there is a suspected concern the children are referred and receive services from other agencies. Parents are strongly encouraged to participate in the program, thus gaining knowledge of good early childhood education practices. Family Advocates work with the family based on their individual needs whether that be better housing, a GED or college education, childcare vouchers, help with budgeting or mental health concerns.
Families can enroll at the following CANI Head Start sites:
Locally, enrollment is offered at Marshall Community Center, 107 N. Walnut Street in Columbia City, or by calling 244-2737.
For more information about Head Start, contact the CANI Head Start Administration Office, (260) 420-2833 or (800) 589-3506.
CANI helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty. For more information about CANI and the services provided, visit the Web site www.canihelp.org.
CANI Head Start has slots available in their Whitley County preschool program for Fall 2010.
CANI Head Start is a free, comprehensive development program. It meets educational, health, nutritional, and social service needs of low-income preschool children, ages 3 to 5, and their families in Allen, Noble, and Whitley counties.
The program currently has a total of 703 slots open in the region, with about half of them available to new children. To qualify, families must be at 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, with an exception that 10 percent may be enrolled who are considered over-income. Usually these slots are held by children with a diagnosed special need.
Head Start helps families because children receive a quality preschool education and screening for vision, dental, hearing and cognitive abilities. When there is a suspected concern the children are referred and receive services from other agencies. Parents are strongly encouraged to participate in the program, thus gaining knowledge of good early childhood education practices. Family Advocates work with the family based on their individual needs whether that be better housing, a GED or college education, childcare vouchers, help with budgeting or mental health concerns.
Families can enroll at the following CANI Head Start sites:
Locally, enrollment is offered at Marshall Community Center, 107 N. Walnut Street in Columbia City, or by calling 244-2737.
For more information about Head Start, contact the CANI Head Start Administration Office, (260) 420-2833 or (800) 589-3506.
CANI helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty. For more information about CANI and the services provided, visit the Web site www.canihelp.org.