Early Head Start Program
The American Indian Institute Early Head Start Program is operated by the American Indian Institute here at University of Oklahoma Outreach. Our activities are supported by the American Indian-Alaska Native Programs Branch, Head Start Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Early Head Start is a comprehensive child development program serving children from birth to age three, pregnant women, and their families. It is a child-focused program with an overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families, focusing on four cornerstones: child development, family development, community building, and staff development.
AII Early Head Start serves 24 children, families and 10 expectant mothers-to-be.
Services include:
- Quality and early education both in and out of the home;
- Home visits, especially for families with newborns and other infants;
- Parent education, including parent-child activities;
- Comprehensive health and mental health services, including services to women before, during, and after pregnancy;
- Nutrition;
- Ongoing support for parents through case management and peer support group
Parent Involvement
Parent Handbook (130.6 KB)
Raising a Reader
CURRENT PROJECTS:
AII Early Head Head Start in Pottawatomie County
The AII Early Head Head Start in Pottawatomie County is a three-year project that will provide limited-income Indian families with children from prenatal to three with family centered services that facilitate child development, support parental roles and promote self-sufficiency. Funded by the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau.
Contact Person: Gail Ripley, EHS Director