![]() ![]() Children eat couscous, fresh fruit, rice, beans and other healthy options-not pizza, chicken nuggets or highly processed food. Nutrition and physical activity is also part of its mission. If a parent is experiencing anxiety about Covid-19, for example, the school will help. ![]() The school has a full-time nurse, a mental health consultant and two family workers. It serves children in families living at or below the poverty line, although ten percent (6-7 kids) of the seats are reserved for families above that cut-off who enjoy all the perks as other students. ![]() Head Start is designed is to lift people out of poverty through education, said Bank Street Head Start’s director, Sarah Willis. A group of children might play-act going to a shoe store, play a domino counting game, observe a butterfly hatching, or sound out words to write a story with a teacher. The program fosters curiosity, creative expression and open-ended exploration. Parents won't find a lot of math worksheets and reading drills here but they will see kids eager to learn. Children are encouraged to speak up, an important skill, staffers say, especially for kids learning English and those with special needs or poverty-related stress or trauma. There are three adults in every room, for a ratio of 7 children to 1 adult. Bank Street Head Start aims to show young children a world of possibility through block building, woodworking, dramatic play, musical instruments, science experiments, trips around the neighborhood and more. ![]()
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