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Kids Make Cookies At Head Start
During a recent cooking activity, children at Oswego Head Start made cut-out cookies for their Family Fun Night. Michael Smith and Kristina Gioia work to cut out their cookies.head start
During a recent cooking activity, children at Oswego Head Start made cut-out cookies for their Family Fun Night. Michael Smith and Kristina Gioia work to cut out their cookies.
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Making Music in Phoenix I Head Start Program
The children in Phoenix 1 Head Start Program at Discovery Day Care were showing off their talent by playing different musical instruments and were singing along with “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.â€Â
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Preschool Parents Attend Center Committee Training
Parent representatives gathered recently to attend Head Start’s Center Committee Training. These parents were elected within each of the program’s parent groups to serve as officers. Parent involvement is at the core of OCO’s Head Start Preschool.
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October Marked Head Start Awareness Month!
These programs are responsible for operating more than 48,000 classrooms in every state and practically every county in the country. Since 1999, more than 4,000 children have been students of Head Start Preschool in Oswego County.
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Phoenix 1 Head Start Making Homemade Applesauce
The children in Phoenix 1 Head Start classroom at Discovery Day Care were cutting up apples that they gotten from their field trip to Beilings Apple Orchard to make homemade applesauce.
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Phoenix 1 Head Start Program Picks Apples at Behling’s Apple Orchard
The Phoenix 1 Head Start children and parents went on a field trip to Beilings Apple Orchard in Mexico. The children were able to enjoy a tractor ride through the orchard, have a picnic lunch, pick their own apples and even try an apple they had picked.
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October is Head Start Awareness Month
Head Start was created in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson as an eight week summer program for young children of low-income families. Over the years it has undergone many changes. It is now a year-long preschool program that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to children and their families.
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Head Start Preschool Prepares for September Start
Head Start is a quality preschool program that enrolls 3- and 4-year-old children at no cost to families. The program’s primary goal is promoting school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children.
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Family And Books (FAB) Provides Family Fun and Free Books
Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County, in partnership with Head Start Center Fort Ontario, Pinewood Head Start Center, and Pulaski Early Learning Center, is proud to announce the early success of its new family literacy program. Children and parents attended the FAB program on Wednesday, July 8th, and left with smiles and a free book. Interactive sessions were held to teach parents about the importance of choosing age appropriate books and to enrich the children’s understanding of the book that was read through crafts and activities.
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Dr. Panko’s Office Provides Dental Exams For Head Start Children
Submitted article Dr. Thomas Bunker, who recently took over the office of Dr. Barbara Panko, of Fulton, offered services free of charge for uninsured Head Start children or Head Start children who have had difficulty […]