COMPREHENSIVE INFANT & TODDLER CARE
Early Head Start (EHS)
Free, family-centered services providing quality child care (32–40 hours/week) and comprehensive developmental support for expectant mothers, infants, and toddlers up to age 3 in the San Luis Valley.
What is Early Head Start?
Early Head Start supports the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of very young children while empowering parents as their child’s primary teacher. Following the national Head Start model, we partner with families to build self-sufficiency, housing stability, and financial security.
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Healthy meals, snacks, and personalized nutrition education for growing children and expectant mothers.
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Specialized inclusion support, classroom accommodations, and individualized plans for children with special needs.
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Direct connection to local San Luis Valley support networks and emergency assistance.
The 7 Core EHS Services:
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32 to 40 hours per week of safe, developmentally enriching infant and toddler care.
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Goal-setting support for housing, continued education, and household financial security.
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Tailored early education, developmental milestone tracking, and early intervention.
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Comprehensive health screenings, vision and hearing checks, and wellness tracking.
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Healthy meals, snacks, and personalized nutrition education for growing children and expectant mothers.
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Specialized inclusion support, classroom accommodations, and individualized plans for children with special needs.
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Direct connection to local San Luis Valley support networks and emergency assistance.
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32 to 40 hours per week of safe, developmentally enriching infant and toddler care.
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Goal-setting support for housing, continued education, and household financial security.
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Tailored early education, developmental milestone tracking, and early intervention.
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Comprehensive health screenings, vision and hearing checks, and wellness tracking.
Who Is Eligible?
Target Audience: Pregnant mothers, infants, and toddlers through age three living in the San Luis Valley.
Income & Need: Eligibility is based on federal poverty guidelines, public assistance (SNAP, SSI, TANF), and specific family needs.
Inclusive Enrollment: We strongly encourage all families to apply—especially families with children with disabilities or special needs, and dual-language learners.
Capacity Note: Space is limited! We encourage early application.
Participating Provider Centers
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Children’s Garden
Gingerbread House Daycare
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Centennial Early Learning Center
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Tiny Hands
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Haskin Child Care Center
Center Head Start
Connect with Our Team
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Ramona Silva
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Tina Esquibel
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Amy Bolt
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Annette Martinez
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Erica Maldonado
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Amanda Garcia
Program Governance & Public Reporting
As a federally funded program, Early Head Start publishes yearly outcomes, financial audits, and service data for public review.
FEDERAL FUNDING DISCLAIMER:
This website is supported by Grant Number 08CH012999 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley.
Give Your Child
a Strong Start
Connect with our Early Head Start team today to ask questions, check eligibility, or start your enrollment application.
