Choose the Right Program
for Your Child and Family
Champlain Valley Head Start offers different types of services to meet the needs of children and families. There are several factors to consider in deciding which program, and type of service, is best for your child and family.
Head Start or Early Head Start: Head Start serves children ages three to five and their families. Early Head Start serves pregnant women and children from birth to age three and their families.
Program option (model of service):
- Full-day / full-year classrooms (EHS & HS): Children attend either a preschool classroom, or infant/toddler room, in a local childcare center five full days each week, year-round.
- Four or five day per week, part-day classrooms (Head Start only): Children attend a preschool classroom four or five times each week (mornings or afternoons) from September through June.
- Three day per week, part-day classrooms (Head Start only): Children attend a preschool classroom three times each week (mornings or afternoons) from September through June, and receive one home visit per month with a Head Start Teacher.
- Home-based program (EHS & HS): Children and families receive one, 90-minute home visit per week with a Home Visitor and take part in playgroup activities twice per month. The Early Head Start home based program runs year round. The Head Start home based program runs September through May.
Click here to read more about CVHS Head Start program options.
Click here to read more about CVHS Early Head Start program options.
Location and Schedules: CVHS Head Start and Early Head Start programs offer different locations and schedules throughout Franklin, Grand Isle, Chittenden and Addison Counties. Click here for a list of program locations and schedules.
