Citizens For Citizens - Robeson Office

Head Start is a federally funded free child development program which provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition and social services to pre-school children ages 2.9 – 5 years of age from income-eligible families. Head Start offers children nutritious meals, oral health support, and health and development screenings. Parents are the most important influence in their child’s development, Head Start provides many opportunities for parents to become involved in the program, and to improve their own education and employment potential.

Family Child Care is a home-based program geared for a mixed age group which includes infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. One of the important characteristics of family child care is the diversity and individuality of its providers. The purpose of this program is to provide a safe, informal, healthy, nurturing environment for young children while the parent/parents are working, attending school, seeking employment or participating in a program offered by the Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) and/or the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). Family child care allows a provider to care for a small group of children in the provider’s own residence with daily routines and household materials allowing for experiences closer to children’s own physical and mental development. Program hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Family Child Care providers participate in a USDA food program which allows them to feed the children a nutritious breakfast, snack, and lunch on a daily basis.

After School Day Care is a center-based program geared for school-aged children in the Fall River area. The purpose of this program is to provide a safe and informal educational environment for the children while the parents are working, attending school, enrolled in a job training program, or participating in a program offered by the Department of Early Education and Care. The center hours are made flexible enough to coordinate with the parents’ daily activities.