Program Options

Here at Child Start, Inc. Head Start we provide comprehensive services and support learning for children 3-5 years of age through play, creative expression, and guided activities.

Education Services

The Education component of Child Start Inc. provides high-quality early childhood and child development services that promote children’s cognitive, social, and emotional growth for later success in school. We offer full and part-day center-based classrooms. Our teaching staff provides responsive care with a child-centered focus in an organized nurturing learning environment.

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ERSEA Services 

Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) tasks are some of the most important work performed by Head Start programs. ERSEA governs how programs determine eligibility, enroll children, and track attendance.

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Family Services

The Family Service component completes applications, engages families through parent involvement, and guides families to community resources.

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Health and
Nutrition Services

The Health and Nutrition component areas provide high-quality health, oral health, mental health, and nutrition services that are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate that support each child’s growth and school readiness. 

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Transportation

The Transporation component provides valuable transportation for children in the Missoula area in a safe and secure manner. 

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Program Options

Part-Day Classe 

The program offers one part-day morning class. Every child is involved in developmentally appropriate learning experiences that address all areas of child development and school readiness.

Full-Day Classes 

The program offers services for families that are in need of full daycare. Full-day offers the same variety of learning experiences as the part day in addition to a rest period and extended learning opportunities.

Home Base Options

The home base option includes weekly home visits by a Head Start home visitor. The visits are focused on child development and parent-child interactions. Families meet twice a month for parent-child activity times. At the activity times, parents and children engage in developmentally appropriate learning experiences and a family-style meal.

Parents may participate in a parent meeting to discuss and learn about topics of interest or concern. The home base option is available Sanders County.