Toombs County Head Start

Head Start serves children three and four years of age and their families. The program is child-focused and has the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families. The program serves 919 children in the counties of Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Candler, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Toombs, and Ware. There are 15 centers available to families in the twelve counties, as well as, the administrative office in Waycross.

Services Provided: Transport to/from Home, CACFP/SFSP

Child Ages:

3 years - 4 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning

Special Needs:

Each preschool child with a disability receives a comprehensive evaluation and an Individual Education Program (IEP) developed by a team of professional diagnosticians and the childs parent.
Infants and toddlers with a disability receives a comprehensive evaluation and an Family Service Development Plan (FSDP).
Therapy and prescriptive programming are provided with assistance from other agencies.
The CSI Head Start program philosophy is that every child learns more readily when involved in a group, so children with disabilities are not separated from other children.
Ten percent (10%) of total enrollment opportunities must be for children who have been professionally diagnosed or suspected as having a disability.

Preschool:

Yes

Children per Teacher:

Infant: -/-, Toddler: -/-, Pre k: 20/2, Afterschool: -/-

Hours of Operation:

Months of Operation: JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, AUG, SEP, OCT, NoV, DEC
Days of Operation: M-F
Hours of Operation: 7:45 AM - 2:30 PM