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Illinois Head Start
Association
New
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

Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
P.O. Box 7, #1 Industrial Park
Steeleville, Illinois 62288

PHONE: 618-965-3313 | FAX: 618-965-9733
E-MAIL:
hdstrtdr@eqyptian.net


Head Start Director: Farrah Runge New

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type of Agency

Community Action Agency

Funded Enrollment

308 [All ACF]

Service Area

Monroe, Perry, & Randolph Counties

Program Options Center - Double Session, 4 Days/Week

34

Center/Full Day, 5 Days/Week

135

Part Day, 4 Days/Week

139

Number of Classrooms

18 [2 double session]

Number of Sites

10

Average Class Size

17

Teachers With Credential

100%

Staff Who Are Current/Former Parents

20%

Child/Staff Ratio

8:1

Average Family Service Worker Caseload

35

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CHILD INFORMATION

Ages 3 Years Old

33%

4 Years Old

55%

5 Years Old

12%

Diversity African American

17%

European American

82%

Asian American

1%

Languages English

100%

Percentages of Head Start Children Enrolled in Medicaid

69%

Diagnosed with a Disability

25%

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

90%

Primary Disability Category

Speech/Language & Developmental Delay

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FAMILY INFORMATION

Total Number of Head Start Families Served

308

Head Start Families Who:

 

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

40%

Needed Education, Literacy, or Employment Training

62%

Were Below $15,000 Annual Income

65%

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

71%

Head of Household was in Training or School

11%

Needed Full Day, Full Year Child Care for the Enrolled Children

74%

Of the Ones Who Needed It, Received Child Care [from various sources]

100%

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