Our HS, EHS and Partnership parents and family members participated in the six-week Cooking Matters course. This program helps parents and caregivers, struggling with limited food budgets, learn how to shop for and cook healthy, affordable meals. After the parents learned about healthy eating and cooking, they participated in cooking healthy dishes during each session […]
Kennedy Head Start Gardens
The children at Kennedy enjoy planting and watering their garden. The children enjoy working in it by, pulling the weeds out, so that their vegetables can grow. The teachers talk with the children in the classroom about each plant that is growing, they measure and observe the changes weekly. The joy for children and staff […]
Mother/Son Event
Thank you Mothers and Mother Figures who came out to support their young child’s education. 41 Mothers and Mother Figures attended this event with their sons. The theme of the event was I Love You Forever. Each family received a copy of the classic children’s book. “I Love You Forever” We had several activities including […]
Staff Appreciation 2018-2019
As part of the Week of the Young Child, UAMS Head Start/Early Head Start celebrated its staff with Staff Appreciation Week. Staff were given goodies every day as a way to show them how important they are to the children and families and to the program as a whole. Here’s what they got! Monday: Pineapples to remind […]
Father/Daughter Event
Thank you, fathers and father figures, who came out to support their young child’s education. Forty-eight fathers and father figures attended this event with their daughters. You are so important in children’s lives. All families received a copy of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. We had several activities, including: Book Signing & Reading Area, […]
Spring Break Lunch Program
Here is a list of places offering meals for students during Spring Break.
New Study Shows How Early Head Start Prevents Child Maltreatment
Returning Head Start Parent Gives Back
This is Charles Witcher Sr., a returning parent from Silver City Head Start. He and his wife were also our policy council representatives for the 2017-2018 school year. Mr. Witcher came by the office on the first week of school and asked if it will be okay if he does the maintenance on the playground. […]
Information from Parent Orientation
Click here for Information discussed at Parent Orientation about your child’s school.
Now Enrolling for Head Start and Early Head Start in Pulaski County / Ahora Inscribiéndose Para el Año Escolar 2018-2019
Now Enrolling for the 2018-2019 Program Year Early Head Start accepts applications for infants from birth through 35 months, including children with special needs. Head Start enrolls children 3-4 years old, including children with special needs (Child’s birth date must be on or before Aug. 1) FREE Services for those who qualify Transportation is not available. […]