San Benito Early Head Start Child Development Center

The NINOS Early Head Start program started providing center-based services in 1999. The program serves 120 pregnant women infants and toddlers at four center sites: Brownsville (Rancho del Cielo EHS); Harlingen (Texas State Technical College EHS); Los Indios (Los Indios EHS); and San Benito (Kenneth Lake EHS). EHS program utilize multiple strategies to provide a wide range of services to participants. Children and families enrolled receive comprehensive services in a center-based setting supplemented with home visits by the childs teacher and other EHS staff (a minimum of two home visits a year to each family). Services include child care and development services comprehensive health and mental health services parenting education nutrition education and family support. Early Head Start focuses on what is known as the Four Cornerstones of high quality program development: Child Development Family Partnership Development Staff Training & Development and Community Involvement. It is these four building blocks that provide the framework for the services offered to families and children.

Licenses & Accreditations:

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Hours of Operation:

07:30 AM-05:30 PM Monday - Friday