HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START SERVICES TO CONTINUE IN ST LANDRY PARISH, LOUISIANA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Office of Head Start, through the Designation Renewal System (DRS), has named
Save the Children Head Start to provide services within St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Therefore, on July 1, 2023, the administration of the program will be the responsibility
of Save the Children Head Start.
Message from Grant Recipient
Save the Children Head Start has been providing Head Start services since 2011.
Currently, Save the Children Head Start operates Head Start and Early Head Start
programs in rural communities in five states - Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, Tennessee - serving more than 1,900 children and their families. In
Louisiana specifically, the organization operates in Jefferson Davis, Evangeline, Red
River, De Soto, and Natchitoches Parishes. We at Save the Children Head Start are
excited about this opportunity to serve the children and families in St. Landry Parish,
Louisiana. Our program will continue services to pregnant mothers and children birth
to five years old, through Head Start and Early Head Start, in St. Landry Parish.
Message from Incumbent Grant Recipient
We, at St. Landry Parish School Board, were privileged to have served over 788
children, families and pregnant women each year over the last five years. Through
these comprehensive services, we know that we have made a positive contribution to
the children and families in our community. Under the leadership of the St. Landry
Parish School Board, the Head Start and Early Head Start programs are rated “High
Proficient” by the Louisiana Department of Education according to the Classroom
Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). We are confident that Save the Children Head
Start will continue to provide important and quality Head Start and/or Early Head
Start services. We offer them our best wishes for success.
Joint statement:
Both we at St. Landry Parish School Board and Save the Children Head Start are
committed to a seamless transition and continuity of services. We want to assure the
community that Head Start/Early Head Start services will continue in our community.
In the next weeks, we, St. Landry Parish School Board and Save the Children Head
Start will notify the families and the community regarding next steps. It is important
to both agencies that the community is informed.
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