About Us
Jersey City Child Development
Centers, Inc. (Project Head Start) is a federally funded program for
pre-school children from low income families. The program has been
serving children since 1965 until the present, covering a more than 35
year span of time. Jersey City Head Start is a part of the National Head
Start Programs which are operated in almost every county in the country
with the inclusion of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Head Start is
a Family Development Program which is designed to meet the basic needs
of individual children and families.
Jersey City Head Start Has
made a significant impact in the lives of the families it serves. The
program is committed to providing services that will help families meet
the needs of today and challenges of tomorrow and the promise of the
future. There are, 13 locations through out the Jersey City area. Head
Start neighborhood centers are equipped and staffed to provide a variety
of educational activities for children and families.
Parent
participation is welcome and encouraged in the program in a variety of
ways. Parents are viewed as the primary educators of their children and
valued as meaningful and important partners to the success of their
children and the Head Start Program.
Head Start draws on the
strengths and resources of the community, staff and parents, to enrich
the life of each child enrolled and provides a broad range of human
services to help each family unit to grow to the fullest of their
potential. In addition to the Educational Services provided, support
services include Health Service, Parent Involvement, Nutrition,
Disabilities Services, and Social Services.
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