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Early Head Start

Riverbend Head Start and Family Services’ Early Head Start Home-Based program is designed to provide comprehensive services for pregnant women, infants and toddlers by supporting the development of the whole child and family.

Our Early Head Start Home Based program provides in home visits for 90 minutes weekly facilitated by our Family Advocates to promote positive nurturing, responsive and effective interactions between parents and their children. In addition to our home-based services our Family Advocates host Learn and Plays two times per month for families and their children.

Parents who are participating in the Early Head Start program will experience;

  • Growing Great Kid’s Curriculum
  • Growing Great Families Curriculum
  • Dental education
  • Hand washing education
  • Parent education
  • Disability services
  • Transportation support
  • Monthly health, nutrition, prevention, and safety education
  • Monthly Parent meetings
  • Evening themed events
  • Fieldtrips with children
  • Teachable experiences

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Our mission is to empower children and families to develop positive skills to meet life's challenges.

They are committed to doing more then just educating your child but also developing healthy child emotionally/ mentally, physically, socially and academically. A holistic focus which is great!
Jaquisha B.
The teachers and staff are the best and so sweet and a safe and fun place for children wouldn't change a thing.
Ashley S.
AMAZING!!! Have 1 child in center base and 1 about to be home based. All the staff is wonderful with the children and my daughter has so much fun and loves to tell me what they did that day. Love to see her love school
Alicia C.
I think this is an absolutely wonderful school system that has an excellent curriculum and staff at the GC South school! I'm a very proud supporter and I'm happily to be a part of it as a parent. I love the meetings we have and wish more parents could make it to them. As a whole I believe we can make our children just as proud of us as we are of them! It's truly ALL about the betterment of our children and their education!
Scott H.
"My greatest regret is not getting involved earlier with Riverbend."
Andrea
“I am overjoyed when I saw the bright smiles on the faces of the children at Riverbend Head Start. They do such a great job helping educate children and motivating parents so they no longer live in poverty. I just couldn’t imagine a child so young experiencing the sdtruggles they deal with but I'm happy they have Riverbend Head Start to help.”
Shirley E.
“My children will have their best chance at success because of Riverbend Head Start.”
Megan C.
“As a single father of twin toddlers, Riverbend Head Start fills the gap of their mother. I’m grateful I chose Riverbend Head Start for early child education.”
William K.
“I am forever grateful to Riverbend Head Start for empowering me to be the very best advocate for my child not only now, but for the rest of my life."
Robert J.
“Riverbend Head Start has played a major role in helping me better understand my child’s needs, now recognizing where she is and should be developmentally at her age. So, when you ask, “What does Head Start mean to me”, well, it means EVERYTHING!”
Lisa W.

Riverbend Head Start & Family Services
550 Landmarks Blvd., 3rd Fl.
Alton, IL 62002
P: 618-463-5946

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