Early Head Start Program
AVANCE's Early Head Start provides comprehensive child and family development services for low-income families with infants and toddlers, from 6-weeks to age three. The program offers early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services year-round. Its purpose is to enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development to promote school readiness, support parents in fulfilling their parental roles, and help them move toward self-sufficiency. AVANCE-San Antonio serves all children, including those with disabilities, and offers two program options: a Home-based Option and a Center-based Option, with services provided at licensed Child Development Centers.
Services Provided
Home-based Option
- Weekly Home Visits
- Bi-Weekly Group Socializations
Center-based Option
- Infant/Toddler Child Development Classrooms
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Services for Infants & Toddlers with Special Needs
- Bilingual Language
Support Services
- Health & Dental Screenings/Health Clinic
- Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
- Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
- Nutrition Services and Education
- Home Visits
- Linkage to Community Resources
Service Area Target
- Zip codes 78207, 228, 237, 204, 221, 211
- Harlandale I.S.D.
- Bexar County
Locations
Head Start Program
AVANCE Head Start provides quality preschool education services to children ages 3–4, primarily within the Harlandale Independent School District. Through a collaboration with the district, students will attend classrooms inside Harlandale ISD. Services are delivered through a comprehensive education model that promotes each child’s physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development, ensuring they meet school readiness measures and achieve successful Head Start outcomes
Services Provided
- Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Classrooms
- Bilingual Language
- Inclusion Classroom
- Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
- Vision and Hearing Screenings
- Health and Dental Screenings
- Nutritional Meals
- Family Goal Setting
Support Services
- Health Services/Health Clinic
- Case Management
- Child and Family Mental Health
- Nutrition Services and Education
- Home Visits
- Linkage to Community Resources
Locations
Texas Winter Garden
Early Head Start & Head Start
The Early Head Start and Head Start Programs provide education services to families working or enrolled in school and residing within the five rural counties- Edward, Kinney, Real, Uvalde, and Zavala.
The Early Head Start Program provides quality early childhood education services 180 children ages birth to three years old. Services are provided through two program options: 1) a Home Based Option whereby families are visited once a week in their home and group socializations are held twice a month, and 2) a Center Based Option whereby infants and toddlers of working or enrolled parents receive full-time quality early childhood education and care at a licensed childcare facility. Additional services provided include health, nutrition and prenatal care through a case management system.
The Head Start Program provides quality preschool education services to children ages 3-4 years old. Education services promote each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to achieve school readiness measures and successful Head Start child outcomes. Additional comprehensive family and community support services provided include health, mental health, parenting, nutrition, early intervention for at-risk or developmentally delayed children and case management system.
Early Head Start Services Provided
- Infant/Toddler Classrooms
- Bilingual Language
- Services for Infants & Toddlers with Special Needs
- Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
- Health and Dental Screenings
- Nutritional Meals
Support Services
- Father Involvement
- Home Visits
- Nutritional Meals
- Family Goal Setting
- Financial Literacy Classes
- HEB Read-3 Family Literacy/Nutrition Classes
- Referrals and Guidance (Health Services, Mental Health Services, Community Resources)
Head Start Services Provided
- Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Classrooms
- Bilingual Language
- Inclusion Classroom
- Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
- Vision and Hearing Screenings
- Health and Dental Screenings
- Nutritional Meals
- Family Goal Setting