Address
100 West Front Street
Hattiesburg MS 39401-3460
Contact Phone
(601) 545-8110
Details
The basic curriculum for preschool Head Start classrooms is the High/Scope approach, which is supplemented with Reading Street Curricula. The basic curriculum in infant-toddler classrooms is also High/Scope, which is supplemented according to individual needs measured by the Early LAP. In all education and child development settings, a variety of individualized learning experiences are facilitated to foster cognitive, language, physical, and social/emotional development. P.A.C.E. has also implemented a new assessment tool called Children’s Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA) for all four year olds. This assessment is one that the public schools use for their kindergarten students. Children’s Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA) is a formative assessment system for early literacy and mathematics. It combines assessments with insightful reports and customized teaching activities to help teachers identify individual learning needs and focus classroom time where students need it most. CPAA is a computer-based assessment which meets and exceeds National Association for the education of Young Children criteria for developmental appropriateness.
Who is Eligible?
Children who are 3 to 5 years old are eligible for Head Start services. Pregnant women and
children from birth to 3 years of age are eligible for Early Head Start services. Children and
families who are homeless, in foster care, or receive TANF or SSI are also eligible for
services. Eligibility is determined by Head Start program staff and some families may be
eligible for services if they are determined to be at or below the federal poverty level. Some
grantees enroll a percentage of children from families with incomes above the Poverty Guidelines
as well.
Families are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
In order to enroll your child, you will need the following:Certified Birth Certificate (long form)Immunization Form 121 (shot record)Social Security Cards, for everyone in the householdProof of incomeMedicaid Card or Privatee Insurance CardLegal Guardianship Verification, if you are not the birth parent
Center Locations
- CH Johnson
201 W Central Ave, Petal MS
(601) 545-8110
- Della Pierce Gillis
142 Old Highway 49 W, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Earl Travillion
316 Travillion Rd, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-2621
- Grant's
417 Eatonville Rd, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Hattiesburg Public Schools
301 Mamie St, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- W. H. Jones Center
5489 Highway 42, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Grace Christian
2207 W 7th St, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Hattiesburg High
301 Hutchinson Ave, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Hawkins
526 Forrest St, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- LIllie Burney
901 Ida Ave, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Mary Bethune
610 Dumas Ave, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- North Forrest
702 Eatonville Rd, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Rowan
500 Martin L King Jr, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Thames
2900 Jamestown Rd, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
- Woodley
2006 Oferral St, Hattiesburg MS
(601) 545-8110
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