Early Head Start
The Early Head Start (EHS) program provides an early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development program to children under the age of 3 and whose family's incomes are at or below the federal poverty line.
Early Head Start goals and focuses include:
- Promotion of children's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development and future growth and development for infants and toddlers
- Support parents and guardians to fulfill parental roles as primary caregivers and educators
- Help parents move toward self-sufficiency by strengthening community supports
- Increasing quality and capacity of child care programs for families who are in school/training, receiving Temporary Assistance (TA), at risk of child abuse or neglect, or have an incapacitated parent
Services to the families include:
- Comprehensive health and mental health services
- Home visits
- Services to improve healthy behavior such as smoking cessation and substance abuse treatment
- Coordinate programs providing services in accordance with Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Provide Parent Education including parent-child activities and child development information
- Ongoing support through case management, peer support groups, adult education and basic literacy skills, job training, job placement services, assistance in obtaining support
How do I get help?
For assistance, please contact or visit the Early Head Start program closest to you.
Facility Name | Address | City | Phone Number | Counties Served |
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Children's Therapy Center of Pettis County | 4515 West Main St | Sedalia | 660-826-4400 | Pettis, Morgan |
Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph | 817 Monterey | St. Joseph | 816-233-8281 | Buchanan, Andrew, Clinton and DeKalb |
Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation | 99 Skyview Rd. | Portageville | 573-379-3851 | Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott and Stoddard |
Douglas Community Services, Inc. | 711 Grand | Hannibal | 573-221-3892 | Lewis, Ralls, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Macon, Randolph and Shelby |
Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area | 302 South Joplin | Joplin | 417-781-0352 | Jasper, Newton |
Jefferson/Franklin Community Action Corporation | #2 Merchant Dr | Hillsboro | 636-789-2686 | Franklin, Jefferson |
Mid-America Regional Council | 600 Broadway, Ste. 200 | Kansas City | 816-421-7759 | Jackson |
Missouri Valley Community Action Agency | 1415 South O'Dell | Marshall | 660-886-7476 | Carroll, Chariton, Lafayette, Johnson and Ray |
Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency | 215 South Elson | Kirksville | 660-665-9855 | Adair, Clark, Knox, Schuyler and Scotland |
Youth In Need | 1815 Boone's Lick Rd | St. Charles | 636-946-5600 | St. Charles, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Lincoln, Warren and Montgomery |
YWCA of Metro St. Louis | 1911 Beltway Dr. | St. Louis | 314-427-4940 | St. Louis City and St. Louis County |