Region 10 ESC Head Start program is a partnership with the local districts’ Pre-K programs, the Head Start students served are included in the Pre-K totals. Kindergarten is provided for all children but is not mandatory. The tables that follow show the enrollment in the various grade levels in the counties served by Region 10 ESC Head Start. County 14-15 Education 15-16 Early Education 16-17 Early Education 14-15 Pre-K 15-16 Pre-K 16-17 Pre-K Collin 1,451 1,491 1,576 2,619 2,526 2,667 Ellis 143 138 174 1,137 1,183 1,164 Grayson 57 75 78 852 828 846 Kaufman 66 83 88 863 818 922 Rockwall 122 183 180 357 347 339 County 14-15 Kindergarten 15-16 Kindergarten 16-17 Kindergarten Collin 13,653 13,776 13,911 Ellis 2,279 2,519 2,394 Grayson 1,679 1,656 1,645 Kaufman 1,915 1,888 1,842 Rockwall 1,360 1,313 1,399 Child Development Programs child development programs in the counties include child care centers, licensed child care homes and registered child care homes; they vary in size and services offered. Some provide subsidized care or sliding scale fees, but many do not. Those listed below are registered with the state, and it should be noted that there are some faith-based programs available in the counties that are not included in these numbers. County Licensed Centers Licensed Care Homes Registered Day Homes Any Type of Care Accepting Subsidies Collin 304 107 116 118 Ellis 48 12 19 49 Grayson 39 4 19 40 Kaufman 30 4 10 24 Rockwall 23 6 3 11
Children with Disabilities The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides guidelines for serving infants, toddlers and preschool children with disabilities. In Texas, the Part C provider for infants and toddlers is Early Childhood Intervention (ECI), and the Part B provider is the local public school. LifePath Systems provides services to infants and toddlers with disabilities in Collin, Grayson and Rockwall counties. The provider in Grayson County is Texoma Community Center; in Ellis County, it is ECI of North Central Texas, a division of Tarrant County MHMR. The chart that follows provides information on the number of children ages birth through age three with disabilities receiving therapeutic services. County Birth to 3 Population Children Served: Comprehensive Services Children Served: Follow Along Total Served Collin 45,300 1,404 1 1,405 Ellis 9,004 306 7 311 Grayson 6,087 217 32 244 Kaufman 6,411 222 0 222 Rockwall 3,839 155 0 155 School District Services for Preschool Children with Disabilities The following charts provide information on the number of children ages three through five with disabilities receiving services related to their disabilities. The information is for the districts served by the Region 10 ESC Head Start/Early Head Start program. Abbreviations for the types of disabilities are AI – Auditory Impairment, AU – Autism, DB – Deaf/Blind, ED – Emotional Disturbance, LD – Learning Disability, ID – Intellectual Disability, NCEC – Non-categorical Early Childhood, OHI – Other Health Impairment, OI – Orthopedic Impairment, SI – Speech Impairment, TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury, VI – Visual Impairment. County AU DB ED LD ID NCEC OHI OI SI TBI VI TOTAL Collin 9 2 5 0 35 77 44 896 1 13 1265 Ellis 2 13 2 0 0 2 19 24 1 85 1 2 151 Grayson 3 23 0 2 0 10 18 19 0 129 0 3 207 Kaufman 3 15 0 0 0 1 15 11 2 98 0 2 147 Rockwall 2 20 0 0 2 2 16 22 2 139 0 0 205 TOTAL 4 7 2 50 145 120 2 20 1975 The charts that follow provide information about the number of children ages three through five with disabilities in the respective districts served by Head Start during 2016-2017. Collin County LD NCEC OHI SI TBI TOTAL 1 24 8