Angoon, Hoonah, Juneau, Klawock, Petersburg, Saxman, Sitka, Wrangell, and Yakutat. Center Base programs provide a preschool learning environment for children three to five years of age, four mornings a week. Staff are trained in early childhood and family development. Home Base programs serve children three to five years of age in Craig and Sitka, and children prenatal to five years of age in Juneau. There are 54 children served in this home-focused program.
Parents participate in weekly home visits with a home visitor, and in two group functions per month.
The focus of the Home Base program revolves around supporting the parent as the primary educator of their child. The home visitor facilitates and assists the parents in planning and carrying out activities for their individual family and child. Each home visitor works with ten to twelve families. In addition to program grant dollars, Head Start relies heavily on in-kind donations of cash, volunteer time, donated supplies, materials, and other resources in order to deliver quality services to Head Start children, families, and communities. All rights reserved.