{"id":34734,"date":"2013-02-09T06:58:50","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T11:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=34734"},"modified":"2013-02-09T06:58:50","modified_gmt":"2013-02-09T11:58:50","slug":"head-start-applications-being-accepted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/02\/09\/head-start-applications-being-accepted\/","title":{"rendered":"Head Start applications being accepted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Council on Rural Services news<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Children only have 1,892 days from birth to be ready for kindergarten.\u00a0They might be little; but what children learn during this early time is crucial to giving them opportunities in the future. Valuable lessons begin at birth and continue through preschool; they do not wait for kindergarten or primary school.\u00a0 This early period is one of the most important learning times in a child\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34735\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Head-Start-photo-2-2013.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34735 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Head-Start-photo-2-2013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"379\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During Art Month the kids experimented with all kinds of objects to do abstract art. Can you paint with a fly swatter? I think you can!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Enrollment is taking place now for the fall 2012 Head Start and Public Preschool programs at Kids Learning Place in Van Wert County; call for information today to secure a child\u2019s spot in the program.<\/p>\n<p>Every child needs a variety of learning experiences that enhance their cognitive, social, emotional and physical growth. Classrooms provide children with safe and nurturing classrooms or a visiting home based opportunity. Kids Learning Place classrooms provide every child with a positive education experience that includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>teachers with degrees in every classroom<\/li>\n<li>a research-based curriculum<\/li>\n<li>developmental testing throughout the year<\/li>\n<li>individualized services for children and families<\/li>\n<li>bus transportation in most areas<\/li>\n<li>welcoming the opportunity to service children with special needs<\/li>\n<li>valuing and encouraging parent participation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kids Learning Place is committed to ensuring education excellence for the families and children we serve.\u00a0 One way is for centers to be involved in Ohio\u2019s \u201cStep Up to Quality\u201d program, which recognizes early childhood programs that exceed licensing standards.\u00a0The Van Wert program is the <em>only<\/em> child care program in Van Wert County recognized with the highest \u201cThree Star Award\u201d for quality from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.<\/p>\n<p>Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, is just one option for early education at Kids Learning Place.\u00a0The eligibility for this no cost preschool program is: a child must be between 3-5 years old and the family must meet federal income guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>The program also provides services to children of families that are homeless and children with disabilities are considered without income restrictions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->For more information about this program or other full day child education\/care programs call our toll free number 866.627.4557 \u2013 for quick contact.\u00a0 Check the website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidslearningplace.org\/\">www.kidslearningplace.org<\/a> and \u201clike\u201d the Kids Learning Place Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kidslearningplace\">www.facebook.com\/kidslearningplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Council on Rural Services provides education, support, and volunteer services through Kids Learning Place\u2122, Head Start, Early Head Start, Gateway Youth Programs, Achievement Center for Educational Success (ACES) and RSVP\/HandsOn West Central Ohio in its nine-county service area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Council on Rural Services news Children only have 1,892 days from birth to be ready for kindergarten.\u00a0They might be little; but what children learn during this early time is crucial to giving them opportunities in the future. Valuable lessons begin at birth and continue through preschool; they do not wait for kindergarten or primary school.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-27 03:19:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34734\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}