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Lancaster County Head Start is offering its Home-Based program to families within Lancaster County!

Lancaster County Head Start is offering its Home-Based program to families within the Conestoga Valley School District, Elanco School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School District, and Solanco School District!

What is the Home-Based Program?

  • A school readiness program in which a qualified home-visitor comes to your home 1 time per week for 90 minutes to work with the parent/caregiver and child together. Our program follows the Parents As Teachers Curriculum.
  • 2 Socialization days are offered per month – During this days the parent/caregiver accompanies the child to a classroom setting with other children/families. – A meal or snack is provided.
  • This quality preschool program is for children ages 3 and 4 by September 1st.
  • The family receives all the same comprehensive services that are offered by the Head Start program such as:
    • Hearing Screenings
    • Vision Screenings
    • Family Goal Setting and Support
    • Community Agency Referrals as needed
    • Developmental Screenings and Referral Support as needed

Lancaster County Head Start is offering its Home-Based program to families within the Conestoga Valley School District, Elanco School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School District, and Solanco School District!

Income guidelines for eligibility are listed below. For more information visit: CAPLanc.org/earlyed or to apply please call 717-299-7388 x 3012.

 

About the Community Action Partnership (CAP) of Lancaster County
The Community Action Partnership is Lancaster County’s largest anti-poverty organization, helping low-income families move toward self-sufficiency. CAP’s service profile interrupts inter-generational poverty with programs that support families and individuals at every age and place in life, in the areas of education and child development, health and nutrition, household stability and safety and empowerment.

For more information, visit www.caplanc.org.