Early Head Start
Giving Your Child an 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. Early Head Start offers a wide range of services to help parents increase their knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to parenting, as well as enhance their own well-being. Including prenatal and postpartum health care, housing, food security, parental education, employment, and more.
In Early Head Start, families are leaders. Parents play a key role in shaping the program to ensure the best care and learning for your child. Once your child is enrolled, we'll talk about ways you can get involved and help guide the program.
Comprehensive Services
- Home Visits and Family Support: Family Workers and Teachers conduct home visits to support parents in creating healthy environments and engaging in positive caregiving practices.
- Access to Prenatal Care Resources: Helping pregnant women navigate healthcare options and ensuring they receive comprehensive prenatal care.
- Infant Care Education: Preparing pregnant women for the newborn stage, including topics on safe sleep practices, diapering, feeding, and infant development
- Partner Support and Engagement: Offering parenting education, providing support to fathers or other family members to increase their involvement.
- Stress Management and Coping Strategies: Providing parenting workshops and trainings focused on mental health and social emotional well-being.
- Access to Financial Support Resources: Assisting with applications for government programs like WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), Medicaid, and other assistance programs to reduce financial burdens.
Located at our Benoit-Brown Children's Center at:
2390 Mendon Road, Woonsocket, RI