ADAMS BROWN COUNTIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, INC.                                   

Head Start currently serves 390 children: 342 in our centers and 48 in the Home Based program.  Centers are located throughout both counties: Peebles, West Union, Bentonville, Aberdeen, Ripley, Hamersville, Mt. Orab, and Georgetown. 

Center and Home Base staff are trained in the use of the research - based, developmentally appropriate "Creative Curriculum" and the supplemental "Smart Start Curriculum", locally developed be Head Start staff.  Both curriculums promote a quality education for the children enrolled in the program.

Staff use the Galileo software system to document the children's growth in the following eight domains: language and literacy, early math, science and nature, social development, creative arts, motor development, approaches to learning, and physical health practices.

Head Start prepares children for kindergarten in a developmentally appropriate manner.                             

Families receive additional services as needed: health, nutrition, social and parent education.                                                                                     

For more information, contact Bonita Haas, Assistant Director/Education Manager at 937-378-6041 ext 239 or 800-553-7393 ext 239.

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Last modified: 11/27/07