Anderson County Head Start

Anderson Head Start serves 20 children, ages 3-5 throughout Anderson County. The center is located in Garnett, Kansas. The program operates Monday-Friday for six hours per day. Children receive comprehensive preschool services including significant focus on:

*Cognitive, language, social/emotional and motor development
*Health and dental screening
*Nutrition screenings and services
*Developmental screenings and individual educational services
*Transition services

Families of enrolled children receive all of the above services supported through resource location and development, parent education opportunities, family goal setting and the opportunity to be involved in governance and decision making for the program.

ECKAN Head Start promotes health development for all children. In order for the program and the childs family to be certain a child is healthy, a variety of screenings must be completed. All children in the Head Start program should receive the screenings and exams on the application checklist. Parents should review the checklist, before attending doctors appointments, to ensure they can advocate for their child, and ensure the appropriate screenings are completed.

Child Ages:

3 years - 5 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

Kansas Department of Health and Enviornment

Special Needs:

Please contact us for more information.

Preschool:

Yes

Hours of Operation:

Monday-Friday