Sheboygan Human Rights Association Inc

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START IS A FEDERAL & STATE FUNDED PRESCHOOL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. GROWING GENERATIONS CHILDCARE CENTER PROVIDES ENHANCED CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY FAMILIES.

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START OFFER CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR POVERTY. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO OFFER PRESCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5 TO GIVE THE BEST ADVANTAGES AND HEAD START THEY NEED TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN. DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENTS HELP TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL DELAYS AND DELIVER INTERVENTIONS SERVICES IF NEEDED. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PARENT AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND EVENTS TO PROMOTE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, WELLNESS, AND FUTURE SUCCESSES. SHEBOYGAN COUNTY'S HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 177 CHILDREN AND 156 FAMILIES. CHILDREN IDENTIFIED WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WAS 14% FOR THE YEAR. THIS INCLUDES 24 INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM'S (IEP'S) AND 1 INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLAN'S (IFSP'S).

WE OVERSEE, MONITOR, AND OPERATE THE CHILDREN AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) WHICH IS A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM UNDER USDA. WE MEET OR EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVING HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO ALL OF OUR HEAD START AND GROWING GENERATIONS CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION FOR USDA. OUR MENUS ARE ON A 7 WEEK CYCLE OF ROTATION AND HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY A REGISTERED DIETITIAN.

THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES A NON-PROFIT, LICENSED, EDUCATIONAL CHILDCARE CENTER CALLED GROWING GENERATIONS CHILDCARE. GROWING GENERATIONS PROVIDES CURRICULUM BASED CHILDCARE SERVICES BY PLANNING EACH DAY TO PROMOTE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MUSIC, LITERACY, MATH, SCIENCE, CREATIVE PLAY. DAILY PLANNING ALSO INCLUDES STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE POSITIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. GROWING GENERATIONS CARES FOR CHILDREN AGES SIX WEEKS TO 12 YEARS AND IS LOCATED IN THE PLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER. GROWING GENERATIONS CLASSROOMS PARTICIPATE IN INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE BUILDING. FUTURE PLANS ARE FOR GROWING GENERATIONS AND EARLY HEAD START TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER TO OFFER CENTER-BASED SERVICES AT ST. ANDREW PRESCHOOL AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN SHEBOYGAN.

THE ORGANIZATION, THROUGH SHEBOYGAN COUNTY HEAD START AND GROWING GENERATIONS, ALSO COLLABORATE WITH TWO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE PRE-KINDERGARTEN (4K) EDUCATION CLASSES. THE 4K COMMUNITY APPROACH BENEFITS INCLUDE: FEWER TRANSITIONS FOR CHILDREN, INCREASED CONTINUITY OF CARE, AND INCREASES THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE INCLUSIVE SETTINGS FOR 4K CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. FOR HEAD START CLASSROOMS, THIS COLLABORATION OFFERS EXTENDED DAY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO 80-90 HEAD START CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR. FOR GROWING GENERATION'S CLASSROOM, THIS COLLABORATION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL WRAP AROUND CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 GROWING GENERATION CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR.