Since its founding in 1965, Head Start has been able to serve over 35 million children from low-income families through comprehensive early learning, health, nutrition, and family support services. Head Start and Early Head Start are crucial components of federal programs that help prepare young children from low-income families for success in school and in life. October was first proclaimed Head Start Awareness Month by President Ronald Reagan on October 22, 1982. Ever since, October has been a month for our community to celebrate the life changing impact of Head Start.
The 2021 Head Start year began with the same enthusiasm as the past 49 years. Offering quality early childhood and family services in the Austin/Travis County service area. We remain proud partners of Travis County’s early childhood community. Our Child Inc team of administrators and staff continue to forge forward in working to offer comprehensive early learning education programs for over 1,400 infants, toddlers, pregnant women and preschool children, including children with disabilities.
Weekly Celebration Themes at Child Inc Centers
Be a Role Model Week: October 10 to 16 – Contact your child’s teacher to join us virtually and inspire young minds. Share your talents and hobbies with the children or teach them about the work that you do.
Take It Outside Week: October 17 to 23 – Take your children outside to connect with the natural world and increase physical activity. Creating healthy learning environments, both in and outside the classroom, will improve their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development and reduce childhood obesity. Fun activities allow families to promote a healthy environment in their home.
Head Start Pride Week: – Support our Head Start children, families, and staff are encouraged to show their Head Start Pride by wearing our Head Start colors of RED, WHITE, and BLUE. Tag us on our social media.
Let’s Read Together! Family Literacy Week October 24 to 30 – : Join us for Read for the Record on October 28, 2021! Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon- Whether you read a bedtime story or talk about the news, you are helping to develop your child’s language and literacy skills. Contact one of our centers and volunteer to read a book or tell a story to children as a virtual guest.
Help us recognize and celebrate our almost 50 years of early childhood services in Central Texas. Share your head start story by tagging us @childinctraviscounty and #wearechildinc.
Watch the Head Start Playbook.
