Historical December 1991 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The New Cote Brilliante Church of God is pursuing plans to operate a Head Start program in their facility at 6195 Washington. New Cote Brilliante acquired this building from Delmar Baptist Church last summer. Head Start is a federally funded preschool program for children between the ages of 3-1/2 and 5-1/2 years old.
The program is offered free of charge for low income families. Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has been a comprehensive child development program with four major components: education. health services, parental involvement and social services.
The program at New Cote Brilliante will be half-day; 20 students will be enrolled in a morning session that operates 8:00–11:30 a.m., and a different group of 20 students will be enrolled in an afternoon session that operates 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
The Church. Head Start administrators and the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council have agreed to work together to ensure that neighborhood children will be served first by the program at this location. Head Start officials plan to open the program at New Cote Brilliante after the first of year; enrollment is open now.
For more information or to enroll a child, call 652-5100. ex.270 and talk to Ms. Renee Joyner. or. call the SDCC 862-5122.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1991.
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