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Program Information
EARLY HEAD START (EHS)
HEAD START (HS)
Head Start (HS) is a national program that provides comprehensive developmental services for children
three to five years of age and their families. This program provides specific services such as:
Health and Social Services
Developmental and Behavioral Screenings
School Readiness
Nutritional Services and Education
Parent education, family support, and social services are designed to support and empower HS families,
assist them in becoming economically self-sufficient, and assist them to identify and achieve personal
family goals.
The Early Head Start (EHS) program was established to assist pregnant women, infants and toddlers up
to age three. EHS is designed to assist with enhancing:
Children’s physical, social, emotional and intellectual development.
Pregnant women’s access to comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care.
Parent education on their child’s development.
Parents’ efforts to fulfill their parental roles and move towards self-sufficiency.
In addition, the EHS program promotes healthy prenatal outcomes, enhances the development of
infants and toddlers, and promotes healthy family functioning.
PSD administers the HS and EHS programs in 43 locations throughout the County of San Bernardino.
These
programs provide early childhood education and family services to over 5,000 disadvantaged children from
birth to five years of age, pregnant women and families.