CARD Head Start & Early Head Start

11/12/2025

We’re honored to officially join the Pryor Area Chamber of Commerce! 💙
Our Early Head Start program has proudly served local families for years, providing quality early learning and family support for children ages 0-3.
We’re excited to strengthen our community connections through this new partnership! ✂️🎉

10/31/2025

We believe in our community and in the mission of Head Start.

As we await the reopening of the federal government, we want to ensure every family and staff member has access to resources that can help right now.

Our Community Resource Guide includes local food, housing, and wellness support across all our service areas.

Click the link below to explore 50+ pages of community resources available across five counties:
👉 https://www.cardheadstart.com/community-partners-1

You can also make your voice heard: visit nhsa.org/take-action to learn how to contact your elected officials and advocate for continued Head Start funding.

If you have additional questions or need help navigating resources, please reach out to your Family Advocate for support.

Together, we’ll keep showing what strong communities look like. 💙

Disclaimer: This website is funded by Grant Number [06CH012369-01-01] from the Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). However, ACF and HHS do not operate, control, or necessarily endorse this site, its content, polici...

10/20/2025

Here’s a helpful picture showing how kids, and adults, experience the world through their senses in different ways. It’s common to see a mix of these behaviors.

10/09/2025

This resource is designed to introduce state policymakers to the Head Start model, opportunities for its improved integration within state early childhood systems, and examples of existing state-level investments to inform emerging efforts in the states.

10/06/2025

We tend to default to the negative perception that a child is bad, stubborn, disrespectful, or intentionally pushing our buttons.

Instead, we want to use the Power of Perception to consciously offer a perception to others that will be helpful instead of hurtful. This is not “letting them off the hook.”

The goal is to see others in a positive light so we can access the higher centers of our brain, giving us the power of choice and the ability to behave and model in a healthy manner. Without this change in perception, we will model the exact same behaviors we are trying to eliminate in children.

Continue learning more about the Power of Perception here: https://consciousdiscipline.com/seven-powers-power-of-perception/

10/03/2025

🌟 Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at CARD Head Start & Early Head Start 🌟

This month, we honor and celebrate the children and families in our program who carry Hispanic heritage. Your traditions, language, and culture enrich our classrooms and strengthen our community every day.

At CARD, every child belongs. Every family is valued. We are grateful for the trust you place in us to support your children’s learning, health, and future success.

We are proud to walk this path together!
¡Estamos orgullosos de caminar juntos en este camino! 💛

10/03/2025

📲 Get real-time alerts, reminders, and updates from your child’s school!
Download the ChildPlus App today:

Google Play (Android)-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.childplus.cfm

Apple App Store (iPhone)-
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/childplus/id1498853940

➡️ Step 1: Download the app
➡️ Step 2: Log in with the info from your Family Advocate
➡️ Step 3: Start getting messages instantly

✨ If you do not have your unique code from your email invitation, please reach out to your Family Advocate and they will send you a new invitation code.

10/02/2025

09/23/2025

🎣🐟 What an amazing Fishing Derby!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out and made the day so special for our kids. 💙 The smiles said it all - they had a blast!

We’re deeply grateful to all who donated time, money, or hard work to make this event possible, and to our vendors for bringing extra fun. Special thanks to our incredible staff, who made sure every game and activity was both educational and developmentally appropriate for our children. 🌟

We couldn’t have done it without you! Until next year… 🐠✨

09/16/2025

This week is Child Passenger Safety Week.

Every parent thinks it won’t happen to them.
But car crashes are one of the leading causes of death for kids in the United States.

And the truth is, nearly half of all car seats are used incorrectly—
even when we try our best.

A CPST will tell you:
✨ Rear-facing is 5x safer for children under age 2
✨ Keep kids rear-facing until at least age 2 (ideally until they reach the seat’s height/weight limit)
✨ Harness straps should be snug—no slack, no twists
✨ Chest clip should be at armpit level
✨ Kids should ride in the back seat until at least age 13
✨ Bulky coats compress in a crash, leaving straps too loose
✨ The seat should move less than 1 inch side-to-side at the belt path
✨ Car seats expire (usually after 6–10 years) and should never be used after a crash
✨ Keep kids in a harness until they reach the seat’s limits—boosters are for later
✨ In a booster, the lap belt must sit low on the hips, and the shoulder belt should cross the middle of the chest

Statistics remind us why this matters:
✔️ Properly used car seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71% for infants and 54% for toddlers
✔️ “Just a short trip” is when most crashes happen
✔️ We don’t get to choose the moment we’re hit
✔️ Seconds matter—and so does preparation

Our babies are worth the extra two minutes.
They’re worth slowing down.
They’re worth doing it right.

Because nothing matters more than bringing them home safe.

09/12/2025