Head Start/Pre-Kindergarten / Preschool Program

for Children with Disabilities

Woodson Center     -     520 North 9th Street     -     (915)671-4594

Locust Center           -     625 South 8th Street      -     (915)671-4569

Hours:    8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

Eligibility Requirements:    Children are 4 on or before September 1st.  Eligibility based on family income, or limited English speaking skills, homelessness, or diagnosed disability.  Children with disabilities served at a 3.

Services Provided:

•    Pre School educational, social, Medical, dental, cultural, nutritional, and referral services.

•    Training and motivation activities for the parents to improve self-sufficient, and become more involved in the education of their children.

•    Special services for children with disabilities.

•    Family literacy, G.E.D., and ESL classes on campus.

•    Extended day/year child care available for 49 children through YW-CAre.

Area Served:    People living within Abilene ISD boundaries.