Head Start programs support children's growth in a positive learning environment through a variety of services, which include:
Early learning and development: Children's readiness for school and beyond is fostered through individualized learning experiences. Through relationships with adults, play, and planned and spontaneous instruction, children grow in many aspects of development. These include social skills, emotional well-being, language and literacy skills, mathematics, and science concepts. Early learning experiences also include the cultural and language heritage of each child and family in relevant ways. Parents, including grandparents, foster parents, and other primary caregivers, are recognized as children's first and most influential teachers. Their knowledge of their children is central to each child's individualized approach. Additionally, Head Start programs work with families, school districts, and other entities to facilitate a smooth transition to kindergarten for each child.
Health: Health and physical development are crucial for early learning opportunities that require children to fully explore and experience their environment. Head Start programs provide safe and healthy learning experiences indoors and outdoors. All children receive health screenings and nutritious meals, and programs connect families with medical, dental, and mental health services to ensure children are receiving the care and attention they need. Children receive support for building resiliency to cope with possible adverse effects of trauma. Families also receive mental health consultations focused on each child's needs.
Family well-being: Parents and families are offered program services to support family well-being and to achieve family goals, such as housing stability, continued education, and financial security. Programs support and strengthen parent-child relationships and engage families in the learning and development of their children.
Le Jardin’s Prenatal Academy is committed to promoting pregnancy wellness. Through the Prenatal Academy, expectant mothers, partners, and family members will receive the care and counseling they need to prepare for the arrival of their newborn at no cost.
Le Jardin mothers receive referrals to access comprehensive services, that at a minimum, include nutritional counseling, food assistance, oral health care, mental health services, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and emergency shelter or transitional housing in cases of domestic violence.
To better equip the family and pregnant women for the arrival of their newborn, interactive workshops are provided. Topics include:
Benefits of Breastfeeding
Prenatal and Postpartum Care
Appropriate Fetal Development
Importance of Nutrition
Risk of Alcohol, Drugs, and Smoking
Labor and Delivery
Parental Depression
Infant Care and Safe Sleep Practices
Postpartum Recovery
For more information, please call (786) 876-4979.
Help is available in English, Spanish, and Creole.
The Prenatal Academy is sponsored by:
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The Positive Parenting Program or "Triple P" is an 8-week program that gives parents simple and practical strategies to help them build strong, healthy relationships, confidently manage their children’s behavior, and prevent problems from developing. The intention is to empower parents or caregivers to raise children and to become increasingly self-reliant.
In the Triple P program parents are introduced to the five key principles of positive parenting that form the basis of Triple P. These principles are: Ensuring a safe engaging environment Creating a positive learning environment Using assertive discipline Having reasonable expectations Looking after yourself as a parent You choose the strategies you need. You choose the way you want to use them. It is all about making Triple P work for you! For more information, please call (786) 876-4853. Help is available in English, Spanish, and Creole. |
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