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The overall goal of Head Start is to bring about a greater degree of social competence in the enrolled pre-school children. Social competence refers to the child's everyday effectiveness in dealing with both his or her present environment and later responsibilities in school and life.
Currently, the BCIU Head Start program serves 640 children in 38 classrooms located at 16 sites. Children, ages 3–5, attend classes approximately 4 hours per day, 4 days per week during the school year; and transportation is provided. In addition, we have 3 classes that provide services to children in the afternoon at the Oley Center, the Reading Muhlenberg Center, and the Blue Marsh Center. These sites serve as hands-on experience for the high school students enrolled in Berks Career and Technology Center's Occupational Child Development programs. contact:
For enrollment information, contact:
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Head Start is designed to help break the cycle of poverty by meeting the social, emotional, health,
nutritional, and psychological needs of pre-school children of low-income families. Families must
meet income guidelines established by the federal government. The guidelines are updated
annually and are equal to the federal poverty rate.
The Head
Start program is locally administered by the Berks Community Action
Program (BCAP), which receives the federal grant to operate the program
in Berks County. BCAP, in turn, contracts with the BCIU to operate
the program throughout the county.
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