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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS





                                           MIGRANT & SEASONAL HEAD          CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL
                                           START                            PART DAY & FULL DAY
                                           Infants, Toddlers, Preschool     Preschool Children
                                           Children, Families
                                                                            Provides a core class curriculum
                                           Provides early, continuous,      that is developmentally, culturally
                                           intensive, and comprehensive     and linguistically appropriate for
                                           child development and family     the children served. Provides
                                           support services to infants,     meals and snacks to children,
               HEAD START                  toddlers, and preschool children   parent education, referrals to
               Preschool Children, Families  and their families.  Children must   health and social services for
                                           have parents/guardians whose     families, and professional
               Provides early, continuous,   annual income comes primarily   development opportunities for
               intensive and comprehensive   from migrant (moved in the last   staff.
               child development and family   two years) or seasonal
               support services to preschool   agricultural work.  Offered in   ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM
               children and their families.    child care centers and in family   Infants, Toddlers, Preschool &
               Offered in child care centers and   child care homes.        School-Age Children
               as a home based program.
                                           MIGRANT EARLY HEAD START         Helps families arrange childcare
               EARLY HEAD START            Pregnant Women, Infants,         services and makes payments for
               Pregnant Women, Infants,    Toddlers, Families               those services directly to the
               Toddlers, Families                                           childcare provider selected by
                                           Provides early, continuous,      the family.  Intended to increase
               Provides early, continuous,   intensive, and comprehensive   parental choice and
               intensive, and comprehensive   child development and family   accommodate the individual
               child development and family   support services to infants,   needs of each family.  Childcare
               support services to infants and   toddlers, and their families.    arrangements can be made as in-
               toddlers and their families.    Children must have           home care, family childcare, and
               Offered in child care centers and   parents/guardians whose annual   center-based care.
               as a home based program.    income comes primarily from
                                           migrant (moved in the last two   EMERGENCY CHILDCARE PROGRAM
               EARLY HEAD START –          years) or seasonal work.  Offered   Infants, Toddlers, Preschool &
               CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP      in family child care homes.      School-Age Children
               Infants, Toddlers, Families
                                           MIGRANT CHILD CARE               Supports families of essential
               Provides early, continuous,   Infants, Toddlers, Preschool   workers, regardless of income
               intensive, and comprehensive   Children                      and at-risk populations during
               child development and family                                 the State of Emergency.
               support services to infants and   Provides child development   Provides childcare
               toddlers and their families.    services to infants, toddlers,            reimbursement directly to the
               Offered through child care   and preschool children and their   childcare provider selected by
               partners in family child care   families.  Children must have   the family.
               homes.                      parents/guardians who earn at
                                           least 50% of their total gross   HARVEST OF THE MONTH
                                           income from employment in        Infants, Toddlers, Preschool
               CALWORKS EARLY EDUCATION    fishing, agriculture or
               PROGRAM                     agriculturally related work during   Children
               Pregnant Women, Infants,
               Toddlers, Families          the preceding twelve month       Partners with local farmers to
                                           period.  Offered in child care   provide fresh and locally grown
                                           centers.                         fruits and vegetables for children.
               Partnership with Stanislaus
               County Community Services                                    Provides teacher and family
               Agency to provide personalized                               training on incorporating daily
               parenting support to pregnant                                physical activity into schedules
               women and parents of children                                and healthy cooking and food
               under age two.                                               activities.
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