Head Start / Early Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start is a national program that is federally funded and administered under the Department of Health and Human Services. The United States Government provides 80% of Head Start/Early Head Start funding while the remaining 20% must be provided by community sources, ensuring that each Head Start/Early Head Start Program reflects the strengths, needs, concerns, and cultures of the local community.
Early Head Start, offered in many of North Central WV Community Action’s counties including Marion, Preston, Randolph, and Tucker provides Center and Home Based services to prenatal families and families with children ages birth to three, who are income eligible. Early Head Start was initiated in response to the changing needs of families and research indicating the critical importance of the early years to a child’s healthy growth and development. The Early Head Start Program provides and supports comprehensive activities designed to foster this healthy growth and development.
The Head Start Program promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of preschool children three to five years of age in income eligible families in Barbour, Marion, Monongalia, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, and Webster Counties. The North Central WV Community Action Association Head Start/Early Head Start Program has emerged as a leader in collaboration with County Boards of Education in the implementation of Universal Pre-K education. Offering preschool children the opportunity to receive education in schools in their home attendance areas is one of the major goals of Universal Pre-K. Through partnerships, children and families are able to receive support services such as health, nutrition, and social services. This system enhances parent involvement in their children’s learning and helps them in making progress toward their educational, literacy, and employment goals.
North Central offers Head Start / Early Head Start programs in the following counties:
Barbour, Marion, Monongalia, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, and Webster
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Barbour County 406 Chestnut Street Philippi, WV 26416 Phone: (304) 457-2181 Fax: (304) 457-6036 |
Children Services Supervisor: Nancy Keller nkeller@ncwvcaa.org |
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Marion County 1304 Goose Run Road Fairmont, WV 26554 Phone: (304) 363-3311 Fax: (304) 366-8846 |
Children Services Supervisors: Jim Barnes, ext. 2 jbarnes@ncwvcaa.org Christine Arnold, ext. 3 carnold@ncwvcaa.org |
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Monongalia County (Delegate) 1433 Dorsey Avenue Morgantown, WV 26505 Phone: (304) 292-9330 Fax: (304) 292-9324 |
Helen Davies, Monongalia
County Manager of Head Start/Pre-K |
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Pocahontas County 806 9th Avenue Marlinton, WV 24954 Phone: (304) 799-4082 Fax: (304) 799-4109 |
Community Services Supervisor Loretta Baker lbaker@ncwvcaa.org |
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Preston County 104 E. Main Street, Suite 2 Kingwood, WV 26537 Phone: (304) 329-1028 Fax: (304) 329-1170 |
Community Services Supervisor Bruce Miller Community Service Coordinator Melissa Barone |
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Randolph County 938 S. Davis Avenue Elkins, WV 26241 Phone: (304) 636-2188 or (304) 636-5008 Fax: (304) 637-4718 |
Community Services Assistant
Susan Graham |
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Taylor County 20 E. Main Street Grafton, WV 26354 Phone: (304) 265-3200 Fax: (304) 265-5037 |
Community Services Supervisor Cindy Steenstra |
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Tucker County PO Box 361 513 Central Avenue Parsons, WV 26287 Phone: (304) 478-3536 Fax: (304) 478-6235 |
Community Services Supervisor Barbara Simmons |
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Webster County PO Box 724 60 Railroad Avenue Cowen, WV 26206 Phone: (304) 226-5991 Fax: (304) 226-5635 |
Children Services Supervisor: Nancy Keller nkeller@ncwvcaa.org |