There are several options and locations available for Early Head Start, including:

1. Center-Based Programs:

* These programs provide comprehensive care and education services for infants and toddlers (birth to three years old) in a licensed center-based setting.

* Services may include:

* Nutritionally balanced meals and snacks

* Opportunities for socialization with peers of similar ages and backgrounds

-Trained, qualified staff-to-child ratio

2. Home-Based Programs:

* These programs provide services to families who prefer or require care in their own home environment.

* Services may include:

• Weekly visits from a trained Early Head Start worker who provides nurturing activities and support for parent-infant bonding

• Opportunities for parents to ask questions about child development, nutrition, health, safety, etc.

3. Family Child Care Programs:

* These programs provide care and education services in the provider's home while parents are at work or school.

Services may include:

-Opportunities for socialization with peers of similar ages

• Trained, qualified staff-to-child ratio

4. Head Start sites that offer Early Childhood Developmental Screening (ECD):

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