About

The mission of Regina Coeli is to provide the highest quality of service to children and families through a community team effort based on the question: “Is it good for children?”

Applications are accepted for any child regardless of income. According to Head Start Performance Standards up to 10% of the total children enrolled may be over the poverty income guidelines. In addition, another 35% of the total children may be from families with incomes between 1-35% over the poverty income guidelines

The Early Head Start program serves children ages 6 weeks up to 36 months (3 years). The classroom includes 2 teachers with 8 children in mixed ages. Each teacher is assigned 1 group of 4 children and the children stay with that teacher until leaving the program at 3. The teacher works with each child to teach the skill a child is ready to learn, whether it is crawling, sitting, walking, talking, fine motor skills or large motor skills. As the child progresses, new skills are added.

Head Start Performance Standards require us to serve a minimum of 10% enrolled children with an identified disability. The children are enrolled in classrooms with typical children in order for all children to learn about children with different types of abilities.