For more information about the application process,
please call: 703-204-6700 (English)
Para mas información sobre el processo de aplicación,
por favor llamar: 703-204-6701 (Spanish)
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Program
Overview
 The
Family and Early Childhood Education Program FECEP/Head
Start is
a free child development program for children
ages three to five, including children with
disabilities or special needs, from income-eligible
families. Parents and community professionals
work with program staff to provide comprehensive
services which address children's educational,
social, health, nutritional, and emotional
needs. Fairfax
County Public Schools operates FECEP/Head
Start classrooms in selected
schools throughout the county. There
are three major focus areas in the FECEP/Head
Start Program:
Fairfax
County Public Schools FECEP/Head Start
is committed to providing a child development
program for children
ages three to five, expectant parents, and their
families through quality early childhood
practices. Working collaboratively,
parents, staff and community provide
comprehensive services, which address
individual and unique needs of children
and their families. Through these
services, children and families will
be empowered to reach their fullest
potential as competent and creative
citizens.
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 FECEP/Head
Start Schools
Note: Schools marked with an (M) are modified calendar.
Annandale
Terrace Elementary (M)
7604 Herald Street, Annandale, VA 22003
Bailey's
Elementary
6111 Knollwood Drive, Falls Church, VA 22041
Beech
Tree Elementary
3401 Beech Tree Ln., Falls Church, VA
22042
Belle
View Elementary
6701 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA 22307
Belvedere
Elementary
6540 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Bonnie Brae Elementary
5420 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032
Braddock
Elementary
7825 Heritage Drive, Annandale, VA 22003
Bren Mar Park Elementary
6344 Beryl Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312
Brookfield Elementary
4200 Lees Corner Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151
Bucknell
Elementary
6925 University Drive, Alexandria, VA 22307
Camelot Elementary
8100 Guinevere Dr., Annandale, VA 22003
Cameron
Elementary
3434
Campbell Drive, Alexandria, VA 22303
Cardinal
Forest Elementary
8600 Forrester Boulevard, Springfield, VA 22152
Centre Ridge Elementary
14400 New Braddock Rd., Centreville, VA 20121
Chantilly
High
4201 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly, VA 20151
Clearview
Elementary
12635
Builders Road, Herndon, VA 20170
Crestwood
Elementary
6010 Hanover Avenue, Springfield, VA 22150
Cub
Run Elementary
5301 Sully Station Drive
Centreville, VA 20120
Dogwood Elementary (M)
12300 Glade Dr., Reston, VA 20191
Fairhill Elementary
3001 Chichester Ln., Fairfax, VA 22031
Forestdale
Elementary
6530 Elder Avenue, Springfield, VA 22150
Forest
Edge Elementary
1501 Becontree Lane, Reston, VA 20190
Freedom
Hill Elementary
1945 Lord Fairfax Drive, Vienna, VA 22180
Glen Forest Elementary (M)
5829 Glen Forest Dr., Falls Church,
VA 22041
Graham
Road Elementary (M)
3036 Graham Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
Groveton
Elementary
6900 Harrison Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306
Gunston
Elementary
10100 Gunston Road, Lorton, VA 22079
Halley Elementary
8850 Cross Chase Circle, Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Herndon Elementary
630 Dranesville Rd., Herndon, VA 20170
Hollin Meadows
2310 Nordok Place, Alexandria, VA 22306
Hunters
Woods Elementary
2410 Colts Neck Road, Reston, VA 20191
Hutchison
Elementary
13209 Parcher Avenue, Herndon, VA 22170
Hybla
Valley Elementary
3415 Lockheed Blvd. Alexandria, Virginia
22306
Lake
Anne Elementary
11510 North Shore Drive, Reston, VA 20190
Little Run Elementary
4511 Olley Ln., Fairfax, VA 22032
London Towne Elementary
6100 Stone Rd., Centreville, VA 20120
Lorton Station Elementary
9298 Lewis Chapel Road,
Lorton, VA 22079
Lynbrook
Elementary
5801 Backlick Road, Springfield, VA 22150
McNair
Elementary
2499 Thomas Jefferson Drive, Herndon, Virginia, 20171
Mosby
Woods Elementary
9819 Five Oaks Road, Fairfax,
VA 22031
Mount
Eagle Elementary
6116 N. Kings Highway, Alexandria, VA 22303
Mt. Vernon Woods Elementary
4015 Fielding St., Alexandria, VA 22309
Newington Forest Elementary
8001 Newington Forest Ave, Springfield, VA 22153
North
Springfield Elementary
7602 Heming Court, Springfield, VA 22151
Parklawn
Elementary (M)
4116 Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22312
Pine
Spring Elementary
7607 Willow Lane, Falls Church, VA 22042
Poplar
Tree Elementary
13440 Melville Lane, Chantilly, VA 20151
Providence
Elementary
3616 Jermantown Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Riverside
Elementary
8410 Old Mount Vernon Road, Alexandria, VA 22309
Robinson
Secondary School
5035 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032
Saratoga
Elementary
8111 Northumberland Road, Springfield, VA 22153
Shrevewood
Elementary
7525 Shreve Road, Falls Church, VA 22043
Springfield
Estates Elementary
6200 Charles C. Goff Drive, Springfield,
VA 22150
Timber
Lane Elementary (M)
2737 West Street, Falls Church, VA 22046
West
Potomac High
6500 Quander Road, Alexandria, VA 22307
Westgate
Elementary
7500 Magarity Road, Falls Church, VA 22043
Westlawn
Elementary
3200 Westley Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
Weyanoke
Elementary
6520 Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22312
Woodlawn
Elementary
8505 Highland Lane, Alexandria, VA 22309
Woodley
Hills Elementary
8718 Old Mt. Vernon Rd., Alexandria,
VA 22309
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Early
Childhood Development
and Heath Services
Education
and Early Childhood Development
The
educational program is individualized to
address each child's unique needs. Every
child receives a variety of learning experiences
to foster intellectual, social and emotional
growth. The classroom program is extended
into the home through home visits and parent involvement.
Child
Health and Development Services
Emphasis is placed on early identification of health problems. In collaboration with the parents, each child's health status is monitored through a variety of examinations and screenings. This includes a review of medical, dental, nutritional, mental and immunization information. It is also determined if each child has a "health care home" and “dental care home.” As necessary, parents are assisted in locating a source of continuous health care and/or obtaining follow-up diagnostic testing and treatment for identified concerns.
Child
Nutrition
Children
receive nutritious meals that may include breakfast or
A.M. snack, lunch, and P.M. snack. Parents are provided with information
on selecting healthy foods and preparing well-balanced
meals.
Child
Mental Health
The
FECEP/Head Start program embraces a vision
of mental wellness. The Child Mental Health
Area focuses on working collaboratively with
parents on a variety of mental health related
issues: securing the services of mental health
professionals and having a regular schedule
of on-site mental health consultations, involving
mental health professionals, program staff,
and parents.
Services
for Children with Disabilities
The
program reserves 10 percent of its available
slots for children with diagnosed disabilities.
The program's staff and FCPS early childhood special education work closely with parents and community agencies
to provide services to meet the needs of children eligible for special education services.
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Enrollment
The Fairfax
County Public Schools Family and Early Childhood
Education Program (FECEP)/Head Start includes
the following services to enrolled children
with no monetary cost to families:
- Nutritious
meals
- Classroom
program designed for individual learning
needs of children
- Vision,
hearing, and speech screenings
- Opportunities
for parent participation
Acceptance
into the program is based on:
- A
child's age--Children must be 4 years old
by September 30 or 5 years old after September
30.
- A
limited number of children who are 3 years
old by September 30 will be accepted at
designated schools.
- Family
income--Priority placement is always given
to income-eligible applicants. 2009-2010
Income Guidelines
- Residency--Families
must be residents of Fairfax County.
Application
Information
The following items of information are either required or recommended for a child to apply for the Fairfax County Public Schools, (FCPS) FECEP/Head Start Program. Please note physical examination requirement as detailed under "Health Documentation" bullet below.
1. Income:
Families must provide a current 1040 and W2s for income verification. If the family is unable to provide this documentation the following may be brought for review by staff: a minimum of one month of recent pay stubs.
If self-employed: attach a copy of the most recent Federal 1040, and a copy of Schedule C. If receiving Virginia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), submit a check stub or a letter from a social worker. We also accept documentation of Social Security Income (SSI), or court papers showing child support. If you get paid in cash, you will need an official statement from your employer on letterhead stating hours and amount. If you are unable to get a statement on letterhead paper, you will need a notarized statement.
If unemployed:
- If terminated within the past year, please bring termination letter from last employer on letterhead paper with name and telephone number of person to call to verify termination.
- If receiving unemployment compensation, provide letter or form showing amount of income.
2. Proof of residency:
A deed, mortgage statement, current lease agreement or resident manager’s letter is acceptable and current utility bills. An affidavit by the parent stating his/her residence and supporting documents to that effect is also required as evidence of non-temporary residence.
If the family is living in the residence of a friend or relative, the homeowner/leaseholder must provide a notarized affidavit accompanied by the deed or current lease. Parent must notify the FECEP/Head Start office when the home address changes. If families move out of Fairfax County, children are no longer eligible to attend FCPS and will be withdrawn.
3. Proof of birth:
An original birth certificate is required for all students. If an original birth certificate is not available, an affidavit with substantiating documentation is required. If the birth certificate is in a language other than English, it must be translated by a licensed translator.
The legal name of the student as shown on the original birth certificate will be entered in the student record. Changes to an original birth certificate must be supported by a court document.
4. Health Documentation:
Immunizations:
Virginia law requires every student to be fully immunized for age against DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis), polio, MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Hepatitis B, Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae Type b), and Varicella (chicken pox), or provide a signed statement from the medical provider explaining why immunizations were not given. FECEP/Head Start follows the Centers for Disease Control Recommended immunization Schedule for Persons Age 0 Through 6 in addition to those followed by the State of Virginia. Additional Immunizations may be requested for children in the FECEP/Head Start program.
A
certificate of recent physical examination
by a licensed physician
is required.
5. Tuberculosis screening: Evidence
of a tuberculin screening done
within one year (your health care provider will decide whether or not your child requires an actual tuberculin test).
6. Dental
exam: A report of bi-annual dental examination
is also strongly recommended.
7. Classroom
Placement: Classroom assignments
are made in July and August. Spaces are
limited and not all applicants can be
enrolled. Enrollment is done by an eligibility
point system, prioritizing the lowest
incomes and oldest children first, not
by the date of application. If
your child is accepted into the program,
you will be notified by mail, and the
teacher will contact you before the child's
class begins. If your child is not accepted,
you will receive written notice from
our office.
For
eligibility and application sites please call
703-204-6700 or for Spanish call 703-204--6701
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2009-2010 Income Eligibility Guidelines
Fairfax
County Family and Early Childhood Education
Program (FECEP)/Head Start
Federal
Guidelines |
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Local/Free
Meals Guidelines |
Birthdays
Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006
(3 years old for school year 09-10)
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Birthdays
Oct. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2005
(4 years old for school year 09-10) |
Household
Size |
Yearly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
Yearly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
Yearly |
Monthly |
Weekly |
| 1 |
$10,830 |
$902 |
$208 |
$14,079 |
$1,174 |
$271 |
$20,036 |
$1,670 |
$386 |
| 2 |
$14,570 |
$1,214 |
$280 |
$18,941 |
$1,579 |
$365 |
$26,955 |
$2,247 |
$519 |
| 3 |
$18,310 |
$1,526 |
$352 |
$23,803 |
$1,984 |
$458 |
$33,874 |
$2,823 |
$652 |
| 4 |
$2,050 |
$1,837 |
$424 |
$28,665 |
$2,389 |
$552 |
$40,793 |
$3,400 |
$785 |
| 5 |
$25,790 |
$2,149 |
$495 |
$33,527 |
$2,794 |
$645 |
$47,712 |
$3,976 |
$918 |
| 6 |
$29,530 |
$2,460 |
$567 |
$38,389 |
$3,200 |
$739 |
$54,631 |
$4,553 |
$1,051 |
| 7 |
$33,270 |
$2,772 |
$639 |
$43,251 |
$3,605 |
$832 |
$61,550 |
$5,130 |
$1,184 |
| 8 |
$37,010 |
$3,084 |
$711 |
$48,113 |
$4,010 |
$926 |
$68,469 |
$5,706 |
$1,317 |
For
Each Additional Family Member Add |
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+$3,740 |
+$312 |
+$72 |
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+$4,862 |
+$406 |
+$94 |
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+$6,919 |
+$576 |
+$133 |
Head Start Preliminary Interest Form
If you are interested in the FECEP/Head Start Program, please click on the link to complete the Head Start Preliminary Interest form.
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Family
Services
Parents are
offered opportunities and support for growth
so that they can identify their own strengths,
needs, interests and problem-solving skills.
Through a "Family Partnership Agreement," staff
and parents collaborate to set family goals and
develop strategies to meet those goals.
Parents are
involved in all aspects of the program, including
training, planning, and implementation. There
are opportunities to serve on center level committees,
parent policy committees and the grantee policy
council. Parents attend training sessions on
a variety of topics, such as: positive parenting;
budgeting; leadership, personal safety, first
aid, and other interests identified by parents.
Community
agencies and organizations collaborate with the
program to improve the delivery of services to
children and families.
Advisory
committees include representatives from community
agencies and organizations to work with parents
and staff in program planning.
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Program
Design and Management
Governance
The FECEP/Head
Start program provides for a formal structure
of shared governance through which parents can
participate in policy making or in other decisions
about the program.
As
a delegate agency, our program establishes
a Parent Policy Committee, made up of representatives
from each center and community representatives
from local agencies. The grantee agency,
Fairfax County Office for Children establishes
a Policy Council, made up of parents from
all the delegate agencies.
Parent
Involvement/Volunteers
Parents
take an active part in all aspects of the program.
They are involved as volunteers in the classrooms
and as policy makers on center and policy committees.
Through school based committee meetings, parents receive training in child development,
including ways of working successfully with
their children at home. Parents are also encouraged
to further their education and enhance their
job skills.
Volunteers
play an important part in FECEP/Head Start.
Parents, students, senior citizens, etc. are
encouraged to offer their much-needed assistance
to classroom and central office staff. If you are a regular volunteer, evidence of
a negative tuberculin skin test is also required.
Curriculum
The
High/Scope Curriculum is implemented in all
program models. High/Scope is a "cognitively-oriented" curriculum
based on Piagetian assumptions about how children
learn. It stresses the importance of the child's
initiative/choice and active learning in the
acquisition of concepts through "key experiences." Ongoing
training on the High/Scope Curriculum is provided
for all program teachers and assistants. High/Scope
organizes the classroom into learning areas
where children are provided with a variety
of materials and activities from which to choose
each day. Children plan their day individually
with the teachers and recall and discuss their
plan when it has been completed. The curriculum
emphasizes active learning that engages children
in purposeful activities according to their
level of development. Great emphasis is put
on language development, which makes the curriculum
ideally suited to children from all cultures.
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Other
Head Start Links
For more
information on Head Start visit:
Administration
for Children and Families (ACF),
within the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) is
responsible for federal programs which
promote the economic and social well-being
of families, children, individuals, and
communities.
The Children's
Defense Fund mission
is to Leave No Child Behind® and
to ensure every child a Healthy Start,
a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe
Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful
passage to adulthood with the help of caring
families and communities.
East
Coast Migrant Head Start Project is
committed to preparing young children for
educational success - especially the children
of migrant and seasonal farmworkers - by
providing holistic, high quality early
childhood services for families in a nurturing,
culturally sensitive environment.
Early
Head Start - National Resource Center (EHS
NRC) was created in 1995 by the Head Start
Bureau (HSB), Administration
for Children and Families (ACYF)
and is currently operated by ZERO
TO THREE, Washington, DC, in collaboration
with WestEd of
Sausilito, CA. The EHS NRC works in partnership
with the Infant/Toddler Specialists at
the regionally-based Quality Improvement
Centers (QICs) to ensure that Early Head
Start programs have information and training
on "best practices" on a range
of topics.
For
information on other county programs, human
services, libraries, public safety, court and
government, visit Fairfax
County Virginia's Home Page on the
World Wide Web.
Head
Start Bureau (HSB), Head Start
and Early Head Start are comprehensive
child development programs which serve
children from birth to age 5, pregnant
women, and their families. They are child-focused
programs and have the overall goal of increasing
the school readiness of young children
in low-income families.
The
Head Start program is administered by the Head
Start Bureau, the Administration on Children,
Youth and Families (ACYF),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Grants are awarded by the ACF Regional Offices
and the Head Start Bureau's American Indian
and Migrant Program Branches directly to local
public agencies, private
organizations, Indian Tribes, and school systems
for the purpose of operating Head Start programs
at the community level.
Head
Start Information and Publication Center is
a federal information clearinghouse operated
as a service of the Head Start Bureau.
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
Information is a national resource
for professionals and others seeking information
on child abuse and neglect and child welfare
National
Head Start Association is the only
nonprofit organization that specifically
represents Head Start's millions of impoverished
children and families before Congress and
offers training and support to Head Start
staff.
Reading
is Fundamental (RIF) develops and
delivers children's and family literacy
programs that help prepare young children
for reading and motivate school-age children
to read.
The US
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
is the United States government's principal
agency for protecting the health of all
Americans and providing essential human
services, especially for those who are
least able to help themselves
The US
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
Services reduces hunger and food
insecurity in partnership with cooperating
organizations by providing children and
needy families access to food, a healthful
diet, and nutrition education in a manner
that supports American agriculture and
inspires public confidence.
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Note
this page contains web links outside the FCPS
network.
FCPS does not control the content or relevancy
of these pages.
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