Program areas at Clay County Child Care Center
Head Start is a federally funded pre-school program designed to provide comprehensive services including child development, healthy social and emotional development, physical, mental, and oral health education, social service needs, transportation services, nutritional education, and connecting children and families to their communities and resources. Full-day and half-day classes are available from Monday through Thursday 9 months of the year. During the year ended June 30, 2023, Head Start served 170 children throughout Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic and Washington counties in Kansas. There were 12 Head Start teachers and teacher assistants during the year ended June 30, 2023.
Early Head Start is a federal and state funded program designed to provide: comprehensive services including child development, healthy social and emotional development, physical, mental, and oral health education, social service needs, transportation services, nutritional education, and connecting children and families to their communities and resources.During the year ended June 30, 2023, Early Head Start had 11 home visitors who served children throughout Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic and Washington counties in Kansas.