Dawn Dasher, Deputy Director of Child Outcomes
3639 W. Waters Avenue, Suite 500
Tampa, FL 33614
Phone number:  813-272-5140 x3109
Fax number:  813-975-2166

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In our full-day/full-year Head Start / Early Head Start centers, every child receives a variety of learning experiences that foster intellectual, physical as well as social and emotional growth appropriate to their age and stage of development. Children participate in indoor and outdoor play and are introduced to the concepts of words and numbers. There is an enhanced emphasis on language and literacy skills and on experiences designed to meet the individual differences and special needs of all enrolled children.

Classrooms have a high teacher to child ratio (one teacher to ten children in Head Start and one staff to four infant/toddlers in Early Head Start), which provides children with the extra adult guidance necessary to facilitate positive relationships. Children are screened to determine their overall level of development and also receive an ongoing assessment to monitor their progress while in the program. In addition, our program requires that individual children's cultures be embraced throughout the program's activities and environments. Evidence of cultural awareness can be found in classroom materials and in the hiring of staff who are diverse in age, ethnicity and gender.