Our Programs
Early Head StartEarly Head Start (EHS) helps children and their families when they need help the most.
From before the baby is born until that child reaches his or her third birthday, EHS promotes family self-reliance and healthy parent-child relationships through a range of support services for families in Williamsburg, James City, York County, and Poquoson.
Who
EHS serves infants and toddlers under the age of 3, and pregnant persons. EHS programs provide intensive comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infant and toddlers and their families.
What
EHS programs are designed to nurture healthy attachments between parent and child (and child and caregiver). Services encompass the full range of a family’s needs from pregnancy through a child’s third birthday.
Where
Home-based services and center-based services help support learning and development, and provides families with links to community resources.
How
All Early Head Start services are free, but families must qualify based on one of the following criteria:
- Income –federal poverty guidelines
- Homelessness
- Foster child
At least 10 percent of the babies and toddlers enrolled in Early Head Start must be children with disabilities, so families of children with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
To find out more or to apply for the program, please call CDR’s Central Point of Entry
757.566.TOTS
or fill out the online contact form
EHS 2023-2024 Annual Report
Two program options are available:
Home-based Services
Under this option, an experienced Family Educator visits the family in their home every week. The educator helps families value and support their children’s learning and development, provides information regarding health and safety in their home environment, and links the family to community resources.
Families are also offered developmental playgroups and family events.
Center-based Services
CDR provides center-based EHS services at its Early Learning Centers located at the Griffin-Yeates Center and Life Church.
Children in EHS classrooms enjoy the very best in early childhood education: individualized care in child-friendly rooms with no more than eight children in a classroom and two teachers and an assistant teacher. The center provides loving care in a full-day, full-year setting, and the teacher and center-based Family Educator provide two parent teacher conferences and two home visits each year for each family.
Families also receive family support and community resources from the center-based Family Educator.
With Early Head Start, families never have to face challenges on their own. CDR’s well-trained staff help each family identify their strengths and make a plan to reach their family goals.
To find out more about volunteer opportunities with EHS, please email
or call
757.566.3300
This website is supported by Grant Number 03CH011141 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 Child Development Resources and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.
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Child Development Resources
150 Point O’Woods Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
Mail Address: P.O. Box 280, Norge, VA 23127
Training Department/Center for Professional Development
210 Packets Court, Williamsburg, VA 23185
p: 757.378.3177
Early Learning Center
Griffin-Yeates Learning Center
1490 Government Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
p: 757.220.1168
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Form 990
Questions or concerns about your child?
Call CDR’s TOTS line at 757.566.TOTS.
¿Tiene preguntas acerca de su bebé o niño?
llame al 757.566.3300.
hours
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8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
contact
p: 757.566.3300
f: 757.566.8977
e: info@cdr.org
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