Everyday Learning, Exploring and Growing
Head Start engages parents and children for school success.
WELCOME TO HEAD START COMMUNITY PROGRAM OF MORRIS COUNTY
Our Mission:
Head Start Community Program of Morris County partners with families to provide comprehensive support for child development and school readiness, from prenatal to kindergarten ages, for the community's most vulnerable children.
Our Vision:
To empower diverse families and strengthen communities.
Head Start’s comprehensive program goes far beyond basic child care services, meeting the educational, social, emotional, health and nutritional needs of its children and their families.
Who are we?
Head Start is a federally funded child development program created in 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. The program is operated by local nonprofit organizations in almost every county in the country.
Why Head Start?
A Look At Our Classrooms
Video
Special thanks to Larry Priester for his technical expertise in creating and producing our
Back-to-School Night videos!
National Head Start Association
Morris County featuring the opening of our Robert C. Grant Center at the Central Avenue Complex
SERVICES
Pregnant women and children from birth through 18 months are served through a Home-Based Program. Children ages 18 months through three years attend a Center-Based Program at the Dover site. Preschoolers ages 3-5 attend a Center-Based Program at the Dover or Morristown site.
Collaborative partnerships with Wharton Borough Public Schools and the Morris School District provide high-quality preschool programs for district students.
APPLY
Head Start offers both home-based and center-based programs, with comprehensive services to address the physical, health, nutritional, developmental, educational and social-emotional needs of young children and their families.
Head Start's Dover and Morristown centers are proud to have achieved a 5-STAR quality rating from NJ's Quality Rating Improvement System, GROW NJ KIDS.
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THE DIFFERENCE
The overall philosophy of the Early Head Start/Head Start Program is to bring about a greater degree of social competence in children of low-income families. Social competence means the child’s everyday effectiveness in dealing with both the present environment and later responsibilities in school and in life.
Head Start also offers an EXTENDED CARE PROGRAM to provide safe, loving care on site after the regular program day.
Check back often to stay in the loop! And reach out with any questions.
Positions Available at Head Start
Our teachers and staff are passionate about the cognitive, social and emotional development of children.
We frequently recruit equally passionate and enthusiastic educational and program staff to join our team.
Head Start Community Program of Morris County partners with families to provide comprehensive support for child development and school readiness, from prenatal to kindergarten ages, for the community’s most vulnerable children.
Our vision is to empower diverse families and strengthen communities.
Head Start is a federally funded child development program created in 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. The program is operated by local nonprofit organizations in almost every county in the country.
The Head Start Community Program of Morris County was also founded in 1965 with a summer program for 45 economically disadvantaged preschool children. The organization now provides services to pregnant women and 305 children from birth through five years.
Pregnant women and children from birth through 18 months are served through a Home-Based Program. Children ages 18 months through three years attend a Center-Based program at the Dover site. Preschoolers ages 3-5 attend Center-Based programs at sites in Dover and Morris Plains/Parsippany, .
Head Start’s comprehensive program goes far beyond basic child care services, meeting the educational, social, emotional, health and nutritional needs of its children and their families.
By making a tax-deductible contribution to Head Start Community Program of Morris County (a registered 501(c)3 organization), you will be helping the area’s most vulnerable pregnant women and young children meet their educational, social, emotional, health and nutritional needs. Contributions of any size are welcome and acknowledged.
Checks may be sent to: Head Start Community Program of Morris County 18 Thompson Ave., Dover, NJ 07801
Using PayPal, you can donate to Head Start online. Even if you are not registered with PayPal, you can pay via your MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express or a bank card.
The Head Start model includes a strong emphasis on community partnerships. We engage in Memorandums of Understanding with local community agencies assist with physical and mental health services, program referrals, and community resource access for our families. A wealth of organizations and individuals also provide donations of funds or in-kind resources to support our children, families and help the organization to fulfill its mission.
This website is supported by Grant Number 02CH011231 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Head Start Community Program of Morris County, a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.