The Ohio State University Head Start Child Care Partnership Program
Learning begins at birth and is strongly influenced by a child’s environment – parents, teachers, and caregivers. The Ohio State University Head Start Child Care Partnership provides high-quality early childhood education for children birth through age five who live in households experiencing poverty. We also provide comprehensive support to families in a two-generational approach that supports families in socio-economic mobility.
Infants and toddlers in our program develop cognitive and social-emotional skills that set them up for lifelong learning. We work with providers from 15 child care centers and 11 family child care homes throughout Central Ohio. See where our providers are located and learn more here. These providers receive funding, classroom and educational materials, and playground equipment to improve the quality of education they offer. Our coaches also support the educators’ ongoing professional development in early care and education.
Our Head Start Child Care Partnership program also works with 30 families who educate their children at home and supports 25 pregnant mothers from pregnancy through the first six weeks after birth.
Every family in our program is assigned a family specialist who can connect them with community resources including housing stability, workforce development, continued education, and financial security. Through our community partnerships, we also provide medical, dental, hearing, mental and behavioral health, nutrition, and early intervention services.
Our families are also involved in the planning and implementation of our program activities. Many of our parents serve on policy councils and committees, take part in classes and workshops on child development, and volunteer in the program.
Want to learn more or are you ready to enroll? Fill out this form and we will be in touch.
If you are an agency referring families to our program, please complete this form or scan this QR code.
Featured
New grant expands access to high-quality early education for more central Ohio families
U.S. Rep. Beatty visits Early Head Start partner provider
Quick links
This website is supported by Grant Number 05CH012745 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of The Ohio State University Head Start Child Care Partnership and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.
