Building Strong Families. Preparing Children for Success.
Providing Head Start, Early Head Start, Child Care, and Family Support Services throughout Woonsocket, RI.
Head Start
Head Start provides comprehensive early childhood education and family support services for eligible children and families. We partner with families to promote children’s learning, health, and development while connecting families with resources that support their overall well-being.
Childcare
Our childcare services provide children with a safe, caring, and enriching environment where they can learn, grow, and build important skills. We partner with families by offering dependable care that supports children’s development and helps families meet their everyday needs.
Early Head Start
Early Head Start serves children ages 0-3 and pregnant women. Our primary focus is to ensure you are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for you and your child’s well-being.
State Pre-K
RI Pre-K gives eligible four-year-old children access to a, high-quality preschool experience designed to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. Children learn through developmentally appropriate activities while building confidence, independence, and important early learning skills.
CACFP
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) helps ensure children receive nutritious meals and snacks while participating in early childhood programs. Through CACFP, families can access healthy food options that support children’s growth, development, and overall well-being.
.png){kind=logo}
.jpeg)
We're Here For You
At WHSCDA Families Truly Matter. The research, as well as best practice has shown that family engagement in school helps to ensure both academic success and success in life for a child. You have probably heard the phrase, "it takes a village to raise a child" and that is not far from the truth. Family, school, and community can work together to foster the type of caring environment that children need to maximize their potential in school and in later life. We know families today are busy and that there is no greater influence on a child than their family. With this in mind, we have developed strategies to support Dr. Joyce Epstein's Family Engagement model that fit into the lives of today's families. Our family engagement practices are modeled after Dr. Epstein's Types of Involvement:
This website is supported by Grant Number 01CH012852-01 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of WHSCDA and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.
.jpeg)