NCO Head Start Child Development Program

The North Coast Opportunities, Inc. Head Start Child Development Program (NCO HSCDP) is a non-profit agency offering a comprehensive, family-focused child development program. The services provided to children and their families include:

• Health

• Mental Health

• Nutrition

• Education

• Disabilities

• Referrals

• Free healthy meals

• Parent engagement

 

The program focuses on empowering children, staff, and families reach their highest potential. 

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Additional Program Facts:

• The program serves children birth to five years of age in Mendocino County, and children aged three to five years of age in Lake County. 

• Ten percent of the program’s enrollment must be children with a certified disability. Children with disabiltiies are always welcome in our program.

• Ten percent of our enrollment may be children whose family income exceeds the federal poverty guidelines.

• Services are offered in both English and Spanish. 

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Head Start

NCO Head Start provides a safe and supportive place where children ages 3-5 can attend preschool and develop intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically in a positive setting. We’ll help your children master the fundamentals of early learning so that they'll be better prepared for elementary school.

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Our experienced, educated, and dedicated staff members carefully tend to every important detail so that each child can enjoy a beneficial learning experience while honoring the parent as the child’s primary teacher.  

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Did you know?

• We offer services in both English and Spanish. 

• Children with disabiltiies are always welcome. 

• Your child does not need to be potty trained to attend our program, in fact, we can assist with that. 

• Free healthy meals are prepared by our cooks on-site and served family-style with teachers.

• Our staff are trained in the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) which helps provide education on popular parenting topics to you, at no cost.

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Early Head Start

NCO Early Head Start provides a safe and supportive place where children ages 0-3 can participate in a child development program, and where they can grow and learn in a positive setting.

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We do this by assigning one caregiver to your child or small group of children to serve as the primary source of care. This provides the time and intimacy for your child’s need to learn about themselves and form meaningful relationships.

 

Our staff members carefully tend to every important detail so that each child can enjoy a beneficial experience while honoring the parent as the child’s primary teacher.   

 

Did you know?

• We offer services in both English and Spanish. 

• Children with disabilties are always welcome. 

• Your child does not need to be potty trained to attend our program, in fact, we can assist with that. 

• Free healthy meals are prepared by our cooks on-site and served family-style with teachers.

• Our staff are trained in the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) which helps provide education on popular parenting topics to you, at no cost.