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The Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services, Inc., Head Start/State Preschool Program was established in 1965 and currently operates 30 centers and 5 Family Child Care Providers strategically located in Los Angeles County, from East Los Angeles, North East to South East Los Angeles, and San Gabriel Valley. The program offers education, family and community partnerships, health, mental health, disabilities, and nutrition services to more than 2,500 of children and their families. Head Start Plaza receives funding from the Los Angeles County Office of Education to provide Head Start services to eligible families. Since 1965, Head Start has provided comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school. Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. They engage parents in their children's learning and help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of parents in the administration of local Head Start programs. Early Head Start In FY 1995, the Early Head Start program was established to serve children from birth to three years of age in recognition of the mounting evidence that the earliest years matter a great deal to children's growth and development. Plaza operates two Early Head Start center-based sites--Clark and Bloomfield centers. The program also serves children and families in a home based setting and provides services to pregnant mothers. State Preschool/General Child Care Program State Preschool is a comprehensive child development program serving low-income children and families funded by the California State Department of Education. Plaza's program provides a safe and nurturing hands-on learning environment that helps each child reach his or her highest potential in the areas of social/emotional development, cognitive/creative development, language development and physical development. LAUP Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) is an independent public benefit corporation created in 2004 and funded by First 5 LA - the commission established by Proposition 10. LAUP's goal is to make voluntary, high-quality preschool available to every 4-year-old child in Los Angeles County, regardless of their family's income, by 2014. CACFP USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care and making it more affordable for many low-income families. Through the program Plaza enrolled children receive nutritious meals and snacks. The program is administered through the California Department of Education. |
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