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School Readiness

Children being ready for school
Families ready to support their children’s learning and
Schools ready for the children who enter their doors.

Head Start Centers

CLATSOP COUNTY:
Warrenton (503) 861-9681
Astoria (503) 325-5421
Seaside (503) 738-0873
TILLAMOOK COUNTY:
Tillamook (503) 842-5180
Nestucca (503) 392-4449
COLUMBIA COUNTY:
Vernonia (503) 429-9243
St. Helens (503) 397-4114
Clatskanie/Rainier (503) 728-2940
If no answer, call Head Start Admin Office
at (503) 556-3736
PO Box 10
Rainier, OR 97048

Community Action Team Head Start
Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook

Head Start

Child & Family Development Programs offers family support during the critical early years of a child’s development.

The program emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher and builds relationships with families to support:
* family well-being and positive parent-child relationships;
* families as learners and lifelong educators;
* family engagement in transitions;
* family connections to peers and
community; and
* families as advocates and
leaders.
EDUCATION: Parents and teachers work together to provide developmental preschool experiences for physical, language, social, literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts and technology. Children learn through play and direct instruction.
HEALTH: We work with parents so each child has a doctor and dentist and is up-to-date with exams and immunizations. We teach health and safety in the classroom. USDA approved meals are served.

SOCIAL SERVICES: Families make decisions about the community services they choose to use. Services may include housing, GED, public assistance, counseling, emergency assistance, food stamps, special education, parenting classes, and more.
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: The whole family is involved when a child is in Head Start. Parents help in the classroom and on field trips. They attend parent activities, workshops, and serve on Policy Council. Parents help the program continue when they volunteer time and service.
Head Start services are designed to be responsive to each child and family’s ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage.

Child & Family Development
Programs is an equal opportunity provider

WHO CAN BE IN HEAD START?
Children 3 and 4 on or before September 1, including those with disabilities.
Eligibility is based on family income at or below the poverty level.
Families with other situations including homelessness, children in foster care, or receiving TANF also are eligible.

Size of Family		Yearly Income		Monthly Income
1		12,060		1005
2		16,240		1353
3		20,420		1701
4		24,600		2050
5		28,780		2398
6		32,960		2746
7		37,140		3095
8		41,320		3443