WNCSource, along with nonprofit partners, donors, local leaders, and the Polk County community, celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of the Columbus Children’s Center.
Located at 11 Hope Valley Rd. on the Thermal Belt Outreach campus, the newly constructed 7,500 sq. ft. facility will provide Early Head Start services for 24 infants and toddlers. It features three classrooms with the ability to expand to five classrooms, age-specific outdoor learning environments, a parent/teacher conference room, kitchen, laundry facilities and a staff break room.
WNCSource will partner with Polk County Schools to provide nutritious meals. Children in Early Head Start are eligible to transition to Head Start programs offered by Polk County Schools and other providers. WNCSource is the only provider of Early Head Start programs in Polk County. Early Head Start provides diapers, formula, and other services to help families connect to resources in their community including medical/dental care, nutrition programs, adult education, social services, etc.
Early Head Start and Head Start serves families with foster children, income-eligible families, and children with disabilities. WNCSource utilizes trained teachers and a professional early childhood education curriculum that focuses on five learning domains including Social/Emotional, Physical, Language, Cognitive, Literacy and Mathematics. Early Head Start children are assessed three times annually to ensure their continued growth and progress towards preparing for Kindergarten.
Enrollment is now open. Visit our Children’s Services page for more info.
