Volunteers of America Southwest Early Education Program offers Early Head Start and State Preschool services at all of our campuses. Under the EHS Program we offer Center Based, Home Based, and Prenatal services to families while the Preschool Program offers Center Based services. We offer comprehensive services including nutritious meals, parent trainings/workshops, vision, hearing, and dental screenings. We cant wait to serve you!
Ashley La Soya, Director of Child Development ServicesThe Director of Child Development Services oversees the operation of Volunteers of America SW’s five Early Education Centers and provides direct supervision to the Associate Directors of EHS and State Preschools.
CENTER-BASED SERVICES – 6 Weeks to 3 Years Old
Small classrooms (1-4 teacher/child ratio) are designed to promote an exceptional learning environment in which each child can learn, explore, play, and socialize. Our teaching staff uses a developmentally appropriate curriculum aimed at delivering a comprehensive and individualized learning plan for every child.
SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN
Comprehensive services include home visits twice a month, prenatal classes for pregnant women and individualized postpartum home visits.
Home-Based Services – 0 to 3 Years Old
A full range of Early Head Start Child & Family Services are provided through weekly home visits to each enrolled child and family. Home visits provide child-focused interactions that promote parents’ ability to support their child’s development as the child’s primary educator. These in-home visits typically last about an hour and a half. A socialization gathering, conducted twice a month, allows children and families to interact in a school setting mutually and to learn a variety of skills and topics of interest important to the educational development of the child.