One of the longest lasting and far reaching of the programs of the "War on Poverty" in the 1960's was "Project Head Start." The programs was initially started as an eight-week summer program and designed to help break the cycle of of poverty by providing preschool children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs.
Community Action Development Corporation has been involved in Head Start since its inception, opening with summer programs in Hobart and Lone Wolf in 1965. By 1969, the program had changed to a school year program.
Community Action Development Corporation Head Start operates 17 Head Start Centers in the seven county service area, serving approximately 500 children each year. Head Start serves 3 and 4 year old children with priority being given to low-income families. However, all families are encouraged to apply and children are served as space and regulations allow.
Head Start is a research based early childhood program that focuses on the whole child. Each child enrolled in Head Start receives medical, dental, hearing vision, and developmental screenings. The program also provides 1/3 of the child's minimum daily nutritional requirements. Daily lessons are individualized to meet each child's needs and children with disabilities are served. In the education component, special attention is paid to school readiness and literacy. Children are assessed regularly to monitor their progress in the program.
Parent
involvement is an important aspect of Head Start. As the child's first
teacher, parents are encouraged to be involved in the classroom. They are
welcomed into the center at any time and are a valuable part of the program.
The success and rewards of this program are many. By providing a "head start" to these children, Community Action will continue to nurture the future of our state.
For further information or to make an application for enrollment, please contact any of the centers listed below or the Kiowa County CADC office at 580-726-3343.
Center Locations:
Burns Flat/Dill City Cordell Davidson
113 W. 4th 600 E. 3rd 500 S. Main
Dill City, OK 73641 Cordell, OK 73632 Davidson, OK 73530
(580)674-3787 (580)832-2454 (580)568-2649
Erick Frederick Grandfield
P. O. Box 1222 400 S. 1st 201 S. Bridge Blvd.
Erick, OK 73645 Frederick, OK 73542 Grandfield, OK 73546
(580)526-3198 (580)335-5644 (580)479-5273
Hammon Hobart Mt. View/Gotebo
9th & Savage 400 N. Randlett West Washita Ave.
Hammon, OK 73650 Hobart, OK 73651 Mt. View, OK 73062
(580)473-9110 (580)726-3648 (580)347-2366
Ringling Sayre Sentinel
Hwy 89 & Oak 2101 N. 1st 114 S. 3rd
Ringling, OK 73456 Sayre, OK 73662 Sentinel, OK 73664
(580)662-2987 (580)928-5417 (580)393-4303
Snyder/Mt. Park Temple Terral
30A, 30B W. 1st 121 E. Texas 108 S. Main
Snyder, OK 73566 Temple, OK 73568 Terral, OK 73569
(580)569-2351 (580)342-5022 (580)437-2212
Tipton Waurika
810 S. Broadway 803 Phillips
Tipton, OK 73570 Waurika, OK 73573
(580)667-4133 (580)228-2810
