Early Head Start

Early Head Start, Childcare, YWCA Canton

In 2015, The YWCA was awarded a five-year renewable Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. With this grant, the YWCA is able to provide year-round child care for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years (including those with disabilities) whose families are homeless and/or live below the poverty line. We are also able to provide comprehensive child development and family support services as part of this program. In March of 2019, the YWCA was awarded an additional 1M 5-year combined grant for Early Head Start Childcare Partnership and Early Head Start Expansionservices. This allows for the YWCA to serve an additional 68 children in Stark County.

Early Head Start Program Services

Locations

We offer locations throughout Stark County

Early Head Start Enrollment

The YWCA Early Head Start is currently enrolling children aged 6 weeks to 3 years including infants and toddlers with disabilities. Enrolled children and families are provided with classroom environments that encourage age appropriate exploration, developmentally appropriate lessons, developmental screenings upon enrollment, as needed, and much more!

High quality child care is available through Early Head Start for children in Stark County through six child care partner sites and two in-home family providers in Stark County including Alliance, Canton and Massillon.

This website is supported by Grant Number 05HP000389 and 05HP000524 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the YWCA Canton and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.