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Illinois Head Start
Association
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3435 Liberty Drive, Suite D
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: (217) 241-3511
Fax: (217) 241-3508
 
Head Start State
Collaboration Office

10 Collinsville Avenue, Suite 203
East St. Louis, IL 62201
Phone: (618) 583-2083
Fax: (618) 583-2091

Easter Seal Society Early Head Start
3630 South Wells Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60609

PHONE: (773) 548-3614 | FAX: (773) 548-3688
E-Mail:
rwashington@eastersealschicago.org


Head Start Director: Rita D. Washington

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type of Agency

Public/Private Non-Profit

Funded Enrollment

40 (All ACF)

Service Area

Near South Side & Armour Communities, Chicago

Program Options Center Based

40 (28 infants/toddlers, 12 pregnant women)

Home Visitors With Credential

100%

Staff Who Are Current/Former Parents

9%

Average Family Service Worker Caseload

12

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CHILD INFORMATION

Ages Under 1 year

20%

1 year old

20%

2 years old

30%

Pregnant Women

30%

Diversity African American

89%

Other

11%

Languages English

82%

English

11%

Other

7%

Percentages of Head Start Children Enrolled in Medicaid

89%

Diagnosed with a Disability

10%

Received Medical/Dental Treatment and/or Up to Date with Immunizations

100%

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FAMILY INFORMATION

Total Number of Head Start Families Served

40

Head Start Families Who:

 

Needed Emergency/Crisis Assistance and/or Counseling or Information on Mental Health Issues

29%

Needed Education, Literacy or Employment Training

58%

Were Below $15,000 Annual Income

63%

Head of Household was Employed Full-Time, Part-Time, or Seasonally

54%

Head of Household was in Training or School

21%

Needed Full Day, Full Year Child Care for Enrolled Children

50%

Of the Ones Who Needed It, Those Who Received Child Care (from various sources)

100%

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