Greetings, Acres Homes Family

I am the Center Administrator at AVANCE-Houston Acres Homes Head Start and Early Head Start Center. I have been with AVANCE-Houston Head Start for the past 20 years. My staff and I would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to all the children and families we serve for the 2023-2024 school year.

AVANCE-Houston Acres Homes Early Head Start and Head Start serves children 0 to 5 years of age. We are located  in the heart of the historical Acres Homes Community.  We provide an educational environment with qualified, experienced teachers and support staff for our students and their families while embracing ethnical diversities.

Here at AVANCE-Houston Acres Homes, the children benefit from receiving a solid foundation in academics and the development of social/emotional and motor skills. In addition, the families can participate in their child’s learning through the weekly family activity packets, monthly parent meetings, and volunteer opportunities.

Our AVANCE-Houston Acres Homes families also have access to adult education classes, Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP), and Healthy Relationships. To meet the unique needs of a child or the family, our health, nutrition, intervention, and social services collaborate to provide guidance and resources. Research shows that children have more success in school and life when they have the support of caring adults and good role models.

Parents must know that these early childhood years (0 to 5) are the most important. Children taught at an early age usually benefit in the following ways: improved social skills, less or no need for special education instruction during subsequent school years, better grades, and enhanced attention spans. Likewise, some researchers have concluded that young children enrolled in preschool programs usually graduate from high school, attend college, have fewer behavioral problems, and do not become involved with crime in their adolescent and young adult years.

At AVANCE-Houston Acres Homes Head Start/Early Head Start, we stick to the AVANCE-Houston mission by strengthening families in at-risk communities through effective parent education and support programs. We also believe that children are indeed our future, and we intend to do all that is possible to educate and inspire today’s children to be leaders of tomorrow.

Tracy Hayden | Center Administrator