Head Start / Early Head Start Disability Services | Community Action Akron Summit
670 West Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44302
Voice - voice | Head Start Recruitment and Enrollment
None.
Referral to the program by one of the following methods: - Referral to the Special Needs Consultant from a Head Start/Early Head Start teacher (for children already enrolled in Head Start). - Referral to the Special Needs Consultant from an outside agency (Help Me Grow, local school district, private preschool provider and so forth).
No fee.
Summit County, Ohio
Description
Provides a federally-funded child development and family support program that provides early education, health, mental health, nutrition, and social services to families with children from birth to age 5 with disabilities (including speech or language delays, physical disabilities, health impairments, autism, and other developmental delays). Partners with local school districts, Help Me Grow, and other service providers to offer speech therapy, mental health services, screening and evaluations, and transportation to and from services. Offers two (2) program options: - Center-based option offers 5-days a week (full-day or half-day) in a classroom setting. - Home-based option offered once a week for an hour and a half in a home setting.
Providing organization
Community Action Akron Summit
Provides a wide range of diverse and comprehensive services and programs to address the needs of low-income residents of Summit County. Offers programs such as: Energy Assistance, Foster Grandparent, Head Start/Early Head Start, Pathways HUB, and the Community Action Earned Income Tax Credit Program.