Welcome

Whatever the age of your child, helping him/her to learn and grow is a big job. It is an exciting job.  It is a hard job. Every mother, father, every family, can use some support. You can get this support from your Early Head Start home-based program and your home visitor.

The Early Head Start home-based program is serving the DeFuniak Springs and Holmes County areas and we are currently accepting applications. If you have any questions, please call Barbara Lawniczak at (850) 548-9900.

The Early Head Start program of Tri-County Community Council, Inc. is a comprehensive, year round child and family development service. The program assists infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in the DeFuniak Springs area of Walton County and newly added Holmes County area.

 

It is the desire of the program:

  • to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women,
  • to enhance the development of infants and toddlers,
  • to promote healthy family functioning, and
  • to create partnerships with families and the community

 

Home-based services include:

  • Weekly 90 minute home visits
  • Bi-monthly socializations
  • Educating pregnant women about prenatal care and prenatal development.
  • Educating families on the growth and developments of infants and toddlers, and to enhance parenting skills.
  • Family empowerment and family involvement in every aspect of children’s lives.
  • Battelle Development Screening and an on-going assessment using Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment tool.

 

Center-based services include:

  • Serving daily nutritious meals with age appropriate foods to develop healthy eating habits.
  • Individualized curriculum to help children reach their fullest potential in all developmental domains.
  • Family involvement in the education, growth, and development of children within the center and at home.
  • Partnering with parents in the implementation of curriculum, in class room participation and in other Early Head Start program activities. Battelle Developmental Screening and an on-going assessment using Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment tool.