Early Head Start (EHS) is a federally funded community-based program for low-income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women. Its mission is simple: to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women, enhance the development of very young children, and promote healthy family functioning. EHS evolved out of Head Start's long history of providing services to infants and toddlers through Parent Child Centers, Comprehensive Child Development Centers (CCDPs) and Migrant Head Start programs.
 

AVANCE Early Head Start works in partnership with the parents and community programs to provide responsive and consistent care in a nurturing and sensitive environment, which provides optimal health, growth, and development of infants and toddlers. We believe that parents are their child’s first and most important educators. We strive to provide families with the opportunity to better their lives and to reach their maximum potential through the program.
 

AVANCE Early Head Start offers a vast array of services including two service options: Home based and Center based. (The Center Based option is only available in the Pasadena area). The program offers educational, nutritional, mental health/ wellness, social and prenatal support services. The program also offers parenting classes, GED, ESL and computer classes for all participating families.
 

All families wishing to enroll in Early Head Start must be income eligible by meeting the requirements of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, must live within the zip codes that we service: 77009, 77093, 77022 or PISD School Boundaries and have up to date immunizations, well child exams and dental exams for the children applying. We also reserve 10% of our enrollment for children with special needs and assist in providing or securing the proper resources to aid in the development and education of these children and their families.

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and view the Photos

Annual Head Start Parent Conference 2010

EARLY HEAD START CELEBRATED THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD 2010

EARLY HEAD START HOME BASED
Click on the image to view the photo slide show, enjoy it!

Click on the photo or link to view the slideshow & Gallery of the celebration of EHS Dacoma (Northside)

Celebrating our Children

Contact Information:

FAMILY EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT SERVICES

4301 Dacoma St. 

Houston,TX 77092

Ph. (713) 812-0033

Fax (713) 812-0033

Directions

Sr. Director of Early Head Start
Janie B. Castro

Program Assistant
Sandra Borrego

Family Development Workers

Home Visitors

Yvonne Meza
Education Coordinator
713-812-0033
713-534-0350

Kristie Mireles-Aleman
Program Manager
713-812-0033 ext 219
713-534-0350


Silvia Palos
Family Development Worker (Dacoma)
713-812-0033 ext 235

Nadia Hernandez
Family Development worker (Pasadena)
713-534-0350 ext 208

Elizabeth Serna
Family Development Worker (Pasadena)
713-534-0350 ext 209

Heather Caul
Center Administrator/
Family Development Worker
713-534-0350

• Dacoma/Community

• Pasadena

• Home Based