About Berean  Head Start

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Mission Statement

 

“The Mission of Berean Baptist Head Start is to provide quality comprehensive Program Services to children
that will improve their chances for success once they enter the school system and to be advocates for families to increase their level of support they provide to their children.

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Our Purpose​

Berean Baptist Head Start provides quality education and family support services to children ages three to five and their families in Perry County. During FY22, Berean Baptist Head Start offered center-based Head Start services to young preschoolersand their families at its two locations.

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Federal, state, and in-kind contributions are used to operate the County's Head Start program. The State of Alabama provides funding in the form of reimbursement through the Child and Adult Nutrition Program, and through the generous contributions of thecommunity, Berean Baptist Head Start was able to maximize its funding to ensure the provision of services during this reporting period to promote children's school readiness.

As an early childhood program, Berean Baptist Head Start provides a wide range of services which help to ensure that all enrolled children and families have the necessary support to reach their individual goals. Some of the main services available through the program include health and development screenings, nutrition services, family support, and mental health services. These services work together to ensure
that children are growing and learning, while their families are well-supported and empowered.

Throughout the year, Berean Baptist Head Start operated, maintained, and implemented effective systems to provide quality services to Head Start programparticipants. Both the Policy Council and the Board of Directors played an active role in developing and approving Head Start's budget. The budget period for FY22 started on September 1, 2022 and ended on August 31, 2023. Moving forward to FY23, the Berean Head Start will start a new grant period with the continued commitment to offering low-income, at-risk children and their families programming that promotes school readiness, life-long learning, advocacy, self-sufficiency, family support, and well-being.

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This website is supported by Grant Number 04CH012842-01-00 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 Berean Headstart and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.​​​​