Pittsburgh Center-based Child Care

Early Head Start partners with many childcare centers to enhance their services.

As part of this comprehensive network, we put into practice creating high quality, seamless services for children and their families with three of our own classrooms in the Pittsburgh area.

Enroll with an Early Head Start Partner

Children enrolled in our partner centers can enroll with Early Head Start if the if the family meets the qualifications.

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Benefits

Children will benefit from:

Smaller class sizes: 1 teacher to 4 children
Credentialed teachers
Free diapers and wipes during care
Child care centers participate in the federal food program which provides formula, meals, and snacks
This is not daycare, it is child care. Teachers follow a developed curriculum
Enriched, safe, age-appropriate classroom materials

Families will benefit from:

Monthly visits from your Family Support Specialist
Information and Resources
Follow-up on your child’s health and nutrition
Help setting and meeting family goals
Assistance with necessary community agencies to create healthy environments for you and your family

Family Participation

Center-based Services through Childcare Partners

Parent(s) will:

Participate in center parent meetings
Work with your child on home activities
Be available for parent conferences
Be available for home visits by childcare teachers, and EHS Childcare Liaison / Classroom Coordinators, and EHS Support Specialist
Provide paperwork such as health care consents, well-child check-ups
Collaborate on developmental screenings and goal plans

Early Head Start Professionals

Family Support Specialist

Family Support Specialist’s job is meeting with families once a month to both create goals together (financial, educational, etc.) and help achieve them. They work with parents and guardians to find additional outside resources and can help make referrals, providing extra support in helping our children grow.

Child Care Liaisons

Child Care Liaisons help program directors stay in compliance with our Early Head Start standards as well as assisting teachers with our curriculum. They visit classrooms to monitor the on-going safety and wellness and ensure monthly paperwork for centers is complete to help track our kiddos, making sure they are on the right path. They provide activities and suggestions to help children succeed.

Healthy Child

Healthy Child supports child care centers and families, providing developmental, behavioral, and mental healthcare support to children and facilitating consultation, intervention, and mentoring/education for teachers, caregivers, parents, and administrators.

Health Coordinator Specialist

Health Coordinator/ Specialist ensures the tracking of your child’s health care information. They visit classrooms to perform vision and hearing screenings as well as providing assistance with health issues which may arise in child care centers.