Early Childhood Services

“When my son first started going to McClure, he was not speaking at all. He was very timid. Now, he's talking and has friends. He participates in activities in the classroom and receives individual attention. All the teachers and staff support him. His speech therapist sends home information so I know what he worked on at school so we can work on it together at home too.”

- The mother of a child at McClure Family Center

 

Kids Can't Wait to Learn!

 

What is Early Childhood Education?

Head Start and Early Head Start in Tulsa County are comprehensive early education programs that help children develop emotional, physical, social and cognitive skills in stimulating settings.

  

Head Start teachers and Family & Children's Services family support specialists foster each child's development and work directly with parents to make the entire family a part of the learning process.

   

Early childhood education programs include comprehensive curriculum, family support, health services, nutrition and health education, special needs services and family activities.

 

Free vision and hearing screenings, immunizations and nutritious meals are included in each program. Families who qualify to enroll in early childhood programs participate at no cost to them.

What does Family & Children's Services offer?

Family & Children's Services partners with families of children enrolled in Early Head Start, Head Start, Early Head Start Home-Based, Educare and the newest program expansion serving children birth to 3 years old. We encourage and equip parents to take an active role in their child's education. How? Through these and other individualized services:

  

        We provide registration and enrollment services for Tulsa-area families

        who qualify.

  

        We provide parents with information about available community

        resources, and our family support specialists offer parent education

        and training, employment resources and financial management. We

        also make available support groups, crisis intervention, adult

        education and parent meetings.

 

        Early childhood education focuses on the total well-being of a child,

        including mental health. We incorporate positive activities and

        supportive interactions with children, we promote sharing,

        relationship-building and body safety, and we partner with parents to

        help children build independence.

 

        We believe education doesn't stop when children leave the classroom.

        Head Start teachers and F&CS family support specialists work with

        parents to extend the learning process from school into the home.

        Opportunities include planning committees, parent meetings,

        volunteer work, classroom assistance and family activities.

 

         Our family support specialists teach parents how to incorporate

         learning into their own homes.

  

        We furnish parenting education and support for families with children

        entering kindergarten to ease the transition into school, we

        encourage healthy family development and we promote academic

        success.

 

         English as a Second Language

         Women's Support Group

         Men's Support Group

         Financial Literacy

         Parents as Teachers

         Parent-Child Literacy Program

         GED

         Transportation Assistance

         Relationship Building