Lee County Head Start utilizes Creative Curriculum. The key experiences of Creative Curriculum correlate with both the program and the domains and indicators of The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five. (HSELOF) . Creative Curriculum is also used for teachers to set up the centers and for assistance in establishing an environment for fostering children’s creativity.
Head Start parents may review the curriculum at any time and make suggestions and/or recommendations. Head Start parents are welcome and encouraged to assist with the lesson planning in their child’s center.
The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Birth to Age Five (HSELOF) describes the skills, behaviors, and knowledge that programs must foster in all children. The Framework is organized into the following elements: Domains, Sub-Domains, Goals, Developmental Progressions, and Indicators.
The Framework is not meant to be used as a curriculum, assessment, or checklist. It is never to be used to conclude a child has failed in any way or that a child is not ready to transition into Head Start of Kindergarten.
Partnerships for Education include:
*Book of the Month: Every child enrolled in the Lee County Head Start Program receives a book each month. This reading initiative is provided by a grant from the Slemp Foundation.
*Read Across America: Dr. Seuss
*Virginia Star Quality Initiative
*Smart Beginnings
*Child Care Aware of Virginia
