Early Head Start

CORS Head Start: Full-Week / Full-Year Option

• Operates 6 hours per day, five days per week in a child-friendly classroom setting
• Individualized learning plans and small group, child-focused teaching activities
• Low teacher-to-child ratio
• Opportunities for parents to help with classroom activities and at home
• Services for children with special needs

Home-Based Option – Full Year Option

• Weekly 1.5 hour home visits; 48 weeks per year
• Periodic group socialization days in a child-friendly classroom setting at a local CORS Head Start center
• Comprehensive physical health, mental health and age-appropriate nutrition services for children and families
• Services for children with special needs

Pregnant Women Option

• Weekly home visits until after the birth of the child at no cost
• Educational support on prenatal development and mother’s prenatal care
• Social service agency referrals, as needed, with follow up assistance
• Postnatal visit by an on-staff certified nurse