Early Learning Articles

Head Start celebrates 58 years of service on May 18

MARC and its partner agencies were awarded funds as part of the HRSA Building Bridges to Better Health Challenge

The Mid-America Regional Council’s Department of Early Learning is proud to celebrate Head Start Awareness Month.
 

Local organizations, including MARC early learning programs, will benefit from the funds raised during the popular Parade of Hearts campaign. 

Regional early learning programs are getting a boost of love through the Parade of Hearts.

The KidsCARE collaboration between Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Head Start and Swope Health Services was among 20 winners of the Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention (P4) Challenge, a nationwide competition to increase pediatric vaccination rates and well-child visits.

MARC’s Head Start program and affiliate direct service providers continued to serve families throughout the pandemic. During the past few months, Head Start direct service providers took additional steps to make sure center staff and parents had access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

The new website is dedicated to improving the well-being of more than 2,400 infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families in Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri. 

MARC’s Department of Early Learning recently received grant funding from the Kauffman Foundation to support a quality improvement project for early learning centers from now until June 30, 2021.

This guide assists program directors and staff in navigating the process of reopening child care centers.