HHS uses the CLASS assessment tool to observe the quality of interactions between children and adults in the classroom. Mentor Coaches and Child Health and Development staff complete the CLASS assessment twice per year. Teaching staff and Mentor Coaches discuss areas of strength as well as areas of needed improvement.
Heartland Head Start enhances the lives of children and families who meet the federal income and eligibility guidelines in McLean and Livingston Counties in Central Illinois. We do this by providing a comprehensive child and family development program for women receiving prenatal care, children ages birth to 5 years old and their families.
Our vision at Heartland Head Start is to implement high quality programming and partnerships in order to have ready children, ready families and ready schools. To that end, we strive for an organization that has engaged staff members who love to learn and use creative approaches to meet each child's and family's individual needs.