Head Start of Upper East Tennessee
Human Development Agency
What is Head Start?
What can Head Start offer your family?
Education Benefits
Health Benefits
Centers of Learning
What is Head Start?
Head Start is a comprehensive program for four-year old children and their families, who meet the eligibility requirements of the federal income guidelines.
Johnson City Housing Authority provides space in these four developments for Head Start to serve our residents and the surrounding communities.
- Carver Head Start, 500 Washington Street
- Children First Head Start, 837 Pardee Street
- Lake Terrace Head Start, 2450 Mint Hill
- Pinecrest Head Start, 500 Mountain View Drive
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What can Head Start offer your family?
Head Start offers you a sense of belonging, other support services, and a chance to be involved in activities to help your whole family. You can take part in training classes using free resources in your community. Some parents may learn the English language, while others may learn to read.
Head Start also offers assistance to parents with adult education opportunities. Head Start staff members refer families needing help to medical, social welfare, or employment specialist they know in the community, and will follow up to be sure you receive assistance.
If you have a family member with a special problem, such as drug or alcohol abuse, job loss or other family crisis, your family can receive help through Head Start.top of page
Education Benefits
The Head Start classroom is designed to help your child learn the things he/she needs to know for his/her development. In the room you will notice many different areas of interest. Each "center of learning" has a purpose. The Head Start teacher is trained to guide your child's activities so he/she can learn while playing and having fun. Each child works on individual goals based on results of an assessment that is administered towards the beginning of the school year. This ensures that each child reaches his/her fullest potential to enhance kindergarten readiness.top of page
Health Benefits
After your child is enrolled in the Head Start program, he or she will receive the following Head Start services:
- Physical Examination
- Health Screening
- Dental Screening
- Dental Treatment
- Health Education
- Nutritional Education
- Nutritious Meals
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Centers of Learning
- Art
- Manipulative
- Music
- Blocks
- Library
- Science
- Math
- Pre-Writing
- Housekeeping/Dramatic Play
- Sand and Water
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