TOWN – FEDERAL – STATE PROGRAMS
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER The Enfield Family Resource Centers are located in two Enfield schools-Henry Barnard Elementary School and the Stowe Early Learning Center. The Family Resource Center( FRC) model is a unique program where the school serves as a hub to connect and strengthen the school, families, and the community. Family Resource Centers ensure that children enter school ready to learn and provide education and support to parents in their role as their child’ s first and most important teacher. Services provided by the FRC include: early learning playgroups and educational home visits for children ages birth-age five; developmental screenings; Circle of Security Parenting Groups; support for grandparents raising grandchildren; support and training for family day care providers; positive youth development programs; and resource and referrals to child care programs, community agencies, connection with an Early Childhood Social Worker, and other resources on family and parenting issues.
For more information on the Family Resource Center, please contact us at the numbers below, email frcdirector @ enfield. org or visit www. enfield-ct. gov / frc.
Family Resource Center at Henry Barnard Elementary School 27 Shaker Road Enfield, CT 06082 Phone: 860-253-5144
Family Resource Center at Stowe Early Learning Center 117 Post Office Road Enfield, CT 06082 Phone: 860-253-6580
Hours: Mondays-Fridays 8:00 am-4:30 pm, year-round and various evenings for programs
HEAD START Head Start is a comprehensive preschool child development program available to families in the Enfield community. The basic components of the program are education, health, nutrition, social services, and parent involvement.
Head Start serves children aged 3 to 5 years and their families. A minimum of 90 % of the families are lowincome and a maximum of 10 % may be over-income. Over-income children are selected according to the program’ s“ Recruitment Plan” and the program’ s ability to meet their special needs. A minimum of 10 % of the children in Head Start do have special needs. Supportive services are offered to these children as deemed appropriate by professional evaluators. If you are the parent of a special needs child, we encourage you to apply.
Foster children are encouraged to apply to the program as it is the specific child’ s income that is considered. If you are a recipient of state aid, foster parent, or low-income parent, we encourage you to file an application. If there is no vacancy, you may request placement on a waiting list. A staff member will contact you if a vacancy occurs.
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