While there is often some overlap between "Pre-school" and "Child
Care", this section provides information about off-base, part-day, educational
programs for pre-school age children. Parents needing information for
childcare should refer to the "Family Issues" topic of this file.
Parents
needing information for special needs children should refer to the
"Education-Special Education" section.
Parents needing information for
on-base pre-school should refer to the "Education-Installation-Preschool"
section.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Head Start and Early Head
Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from
birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. They are child-focused
programs and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young
children in income-eligible families.
Many churches offer a pre-school
program.
See Contacts/Links.