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School readiness programs: head start and early head start- head start - the head start program provides comprehensive services to low-income children (ages 3-4) through a center-based services program option. Head start provides children with comprehensive education, health, developmental, family support, and family engagement services. Head start promotes school readiness and gauges the progress and outcomes of children.- early head start - the early head start program provides low-income infants and toddlers (ages 0-3) with home-based and center-based service program options. The early head start programs enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development; and promotes prenatal engagement on all levels. Early head start promotes pre-school readiness and gauges the progress and outcomes of children.

Nutrition programs: child and adult care food program - provides daily breakfast, snack and lunch served family style to all children enrolled in our licensed childcare facilities. The menus are developed by a licensed dietician meeting all the food requirements of the Texas department of agriculture for nutritious and healthy meals.

Family support and education programs:- parent-child education program (pcep) - this program fosters parenting knowledge and skills that directly impact children's development, while also empowering parents to achieve their own educational and professional goals. Pcep offers a two-generation approach that capitalizes on parents' strength and love to help them become the best teachers and stewards of their children's success.- services to fathers - this program is committed to enabling fathers to become involved and loving dads, enhancing family unity, increasing the father's role in their children's education, and improving interpersonal relationships among couples.- healthy marriage - the focus of this initiative is to help hispanic couples gain access to marriage education services so that they can acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to form and sustain a healthy marriage for the overall well-being of their children. This program is in response to the national hispanic healthy marriage initiative, and the couple's participation is entirely voluntary.- adult literacy - these programs involve a continuum of learning that enables individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in society.