Head Start
Welcome to
Schoharie County Head Start
Schoharie County Head Start SCHS recognizes that you are the most important influence in your child's life. You are your child's first educator. Head Start strives to enter into a partnership with parents in all areas of services to you and your family. A successful program calls for many people to work together sharing their talents, knowledge, and energy so that children can receive the greatest benefit. You are a valued and important part in your child's Head Start experience. Parents are supported in their efforts to identify their families goals and find community resources to achieve them.
There are 4 Head Start and 1 UPK/Head Start classrooms in Aker School Cobleskill Center. Schoharie Center has 3 classrooms for Head Start children. Our Sharon Springs site offers a Head Start/UPK classroom and a LDPO classroom. North Blenheim offers 1 Head Start classroom.
Enrollment
Children are enrolled into Head Start all year long. Contact your advocate, center director or call:
Rhonda Wilty or Colleen Mahar at 234-7521.
Center Phone Numbers
Cobleskill Center-234-7521
Sharon Springs Center-284-3800
North Blenheim Center-827-8311
Schoharie Center-295-8155
Head Start Services
Head Start services include; early childhood education, health and nutrition, family services, special services for children with disabilities and transportation to sites.
Health services include vision, hearing, dental and developmental screenings for children annually.
Parent Involvement
Working with a Teacher or a Family Educator during home visits, sharing activities with your child. Helping in playgroups, kitchen or the classroom. Parents are asked to make a commitment for a certain amount of time each month, it could be one day a week or one day a month, depending on how much time you have. Teachers and Family Educators will help you become familiar with the classroom routine and will furnish you with information about supervising an area of the classroom.
Volunteering
SCHS always appreciates parents who can volunteer or help out in each classroom or playground. Share your special talents with Head Start or help the teachers with their day. You could offer to share an activity, such as a craft or art project, a special recipe, or something from your child's culture or ethnic background.
This is the way to become a part of the Head Start team. Volunteer training is conducted early in the fall. Outstanding volunteers are honored each Spring for the number of hours of service....so be sure to sign in each time you participate. By volunteering in the classroom, many parents become staff members.
Parent Committees
Parent Committees meet monthly at each site. Workshops and trainings are offered based on parents' interests and requests. Teachers provide a monthly report about the classroom curriculum and welcome parents' input into the planning process.
PARP
In the spring of each year SCHS holds "Parents As Reading Partners" (PARP) which offers an opportunity to read with your children.
Fathers Welcome
SCHS has a special "Guys and
Kids Night" throughout the year for the father or male figure in a child's life.
"Guys and Kids Nights" are
announced through the flyers
that are sent home.
Parent Nights
Parent Nights are held monthly or bi-monthly and include dinners, fun activities like volleyball, and interesting workshops on topics such as child discipline, etc..
Head Start Policy Council
In Head Start, parents are involved in the decision making process for the program. This process happens through a Policy Council. All centers have parent representatives elected to the Policy Council each year. Parent Committees elect representatives at their meetings.
Policy Council meets monthly to help the agency administration make decisions. PC offers in-put into agency services, budgets, grants and many other decisions. Speak to your Family Advocate, Center Director or Rhonda Wilty if you would like more information.
SCCDC
Main Office: 114 Lark Street
Cobleskill, New York 12043
518-234-7521-phone 518-234-4320- fax
The information provided on this web site is for information purposes only and does not provide any particular recommendations. Be sure to see our community health/mental health provider or other professionals as needed.
