Helps preschool children in low-income households prepare to enter the school system, aiding in the areas of education, health, nutrition, social services and parent involvement. Program goals are to increase the child’s social and learning skills while building self-confidence. Health services to 100% of enrolled Head Start children assure complete physicals, immunizations, nutritional services, vision and hearing screenings, speech and developmental assessments, and follow-up services.
Early Head Start provides comprehensive services to expectant parents and income eligible families with children ages 0-3 in the Rochester area. Parent education in the areas of nutrition, health, infant and toddler development, literacy, community resources, job skills, and more. Infants and toddlers with disabilities are welcome and fully included.
Child care center sites in Dover, Farmington, and Rochester provide high quality, licensed care to children ages 1-6. These sites are intended to meet the needs of families affected by Welfare Reform, as well as all other families needing child care. Trained caregivers provide child care in centers and in licensed home environments. Cost to families is based on income.
Baby's Best Beginnings
Baby's Best Beginnings provides home visiting services to at-risk pregnant women through the first year of the child's life. The program serves participants living in the northern tier of Strafford County by providing comprehensive services responding to the individual needs of families. Our intent is to promote healthy pregnancies, birth outcomes, and child development by educating parents in the areas of health, safety, parenting, child development, and family planning. In addition, we hope to ensure that al1 necessary supports are in place so that families can provide a safe and nurturing environment.
Strafford County Child Care Connection
provides a current listing of child care providers in the area, support and information for families seeking quality child care and training for child care providers on a variety of pertinent topics. The program is also available to help child care providers complete the state licensing procedure, answer questions regarding this procedure and work with current and potential providers around their training needs.
The office is located at the Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street,
Rochester, NH. Program Director Carol Heald can be reached at (603) 335-3849
or 1-888-440-4914