Julia C Hester House

The overall goal of the Hester House Early Childhood Services program is to foster a positive healthy learning environment for our children Group of young children participating in a Hester House program and to continue to empower our individual families. Based on Head Start Performance Standards and Texas Early Learning Standards the program encourages each child to explore the environment in a positive way with a strong emphasis on early literacy and strong family support. Our staff and families meet together to build relationships of respect and equality.

* Pre-Kindergarten Services provides basic skills to children 4 years old. Hester House has adopted Innovations a compre- hensive curriculum for preschoolers focusing on encouraging facilitating and stimulating the pre-school childs development within the context of a community where psychological physical and mental needs are stable. * After-School provides supervised after school services for youth ages 5 to 12. Students are pre-enrolled in recreational and educational activities that compliment their daily school curriculum in the areas of academic enhancement skill development enrichments and community involvement.

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Child Ages:

4 years - 12 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Preschool:

Yes

Hours of Operation:

06:30 AM-06:00 PM - Monday - Friday