Lonestar Head Start
Preschool in Doniphan, MO 63935
Head Start is the largest early childhood and family education program in the country and is the nation’s leading investment in early childhood care and education. Head Start provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, parent involvement, and family support services and has primarily served at risk children and their families since 1965. Head Start consists of two programs: Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS).
HS is a comprehensive early childhood development program primarily serving at risk preschool age children and their families. EHS, established in 1994, is a comprehensive early childhood program servicing at risk children prenatal to age three, pregnant women, and their families.
Funding for these programs goes directly from the federal government to local grantees. HS and EHS programs serve children in families earning income at or below the federal poverty level.
In Missouri, there were 21,433 children in enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start in 2009. 84% of those children live below 100% of the federal poverty guideline.
LONESTAR HEAD START is a Child Care Center in DONIPHAN MO.
- Child Ages:
- 3 years - 5 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- Special Needs:
- SCMCAA Head Start is required to enroll at least 10% children with disabilities. Every effort is made to recruit children with disabilities. The classrooms are modified and accommodations are made when necessary to enable all children to participate in He
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday - Thursday: 8 am- 3 pm
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The Creative Curriculum is the research based curriculum utilized in all SCMCAA Head Start classrooms. All learning environments are established according to Creative Curriculum, in order to enhance the learning process for all children. Interest areas are developed and materials provided in each area that are age and developmentally appropriate. Early Head Startteachers use theCreative Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers and Twos and Head Start teachers use theCreative Curriculum for Preschool. Children are screened within 45 days of entry into the program. Any child who has a delay on their screening results is referred to the appropriate agencies for evaluation. TheCreative Curriculum Continuumis used as the ongoing assessment tool.
For the preschool program there is one teacher, one teacher aide and one class aide in each classroom with a minimum of 17 children and a maximum of 20. In Early Head Start, there are 8 children per room with two teachers and one class aide.